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

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Pargaon

Pargaon is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **526 people in 112 households**, the 143rd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 526people (2011)
- 112households
- 74.9%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Pargaon PIN code and other codes

Pargaon falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553145

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

## How far is Pargaon from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)73 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)52 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 Pargaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saralgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thane
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Pargaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Pargaon

Of every 100 households in Pargaon in 2011, 83 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pargaon · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****46%**

**62%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pargaon?

■ Pargaon · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**954

Working population ****65.6%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 64.6% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (11%) · **■** Other work 70 (20%) · **■** Marginal 187 (54%)

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

- Shidgaon535 people
- Bursunge533 people
- Jamghar533 people
- Sakhare527 people
- Kasgaon524 people
- Eklahare521 people
- Khutal Bangla510 people
- Panshet510 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pargaon from Thane?73 km by road
- What is the population of Pargaon?526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pargaon in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pargaon?74.9% (Census 2011)