# Palu Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Palu

Palu is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421402**. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 107 households**, the 154th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 489people (2011)
- 107households
- 83.0%literacy
- 421402PIN code

## Palu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palu is 421402.** Palu falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code421402
- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553182

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palu from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)83 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)62 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Palu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Palu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhasai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Palu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 84% of the 2,073 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,738 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Palu

Of every 100 households in Palu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Palu · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**68%

Tap water ****11%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**86%

Use banking services ****83%**

**62%

Television ****47%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**39%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Palu?

■ Palu · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**954

Working population ****54.4%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 74.3% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (15%) · **■** Marginal 18 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Murbad

- Jaigaon496 people
- Goregaon495 people
- Khed493 people
- Jadai491 people
- Talekhal489 people
- Anandnagar487 people
- Vehare474 people
- Ganeshpur459 people

[All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palu?421402
- How far is Palu from Thane?83 km by road
- What is the population of Palu?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palu in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palu?83.0% (Census 2011)