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

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Rao

Rao is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 96 households**, the 161st largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 442people (2011)
- 96households
- 81.7%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Rao PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553258

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

## How far is Rao from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)62 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)41 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 Rao?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Rao; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Murbad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivale
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Murbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Rao known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 74% of the 415 hectares of village land is sown, and 305 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 Rao

Of every 100 households in Rao in 2011, 91 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rao · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**86%

Use banking services ****61%**

**62%

Television ****37%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**39%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Rao?

■ Rao · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**954

Working population ****56.1%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 70.7% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 158 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 73 (29%)

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

- Vehare474 people
- Ganeshpur459 people
- Chikhale454 people
- Khutarwadigaon442 people
- Narayangaon429 people
- Nandeni427 people
- Shirpur424 people
- Manivali Tarf Khedul419 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Rao from Thane?62 km by road
- What is the population of Rao?442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rao in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Rao?81.7% (Census 2011)