# Akegavhan Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Akegavhan

Akegavhan is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **784 people in 161 households**, the 146th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 784people (2011)
- 161households
- 51.7%literacy
- 1,085females per 1,000 males

## Akegavhan PIN code and other codes

Akegavhan falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552225

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

## How far is Akegavhan from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)123 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)25 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 Akegavhan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 · Boiser
- ○Degree college10+ km · Boiser
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Akegavhan known for?

The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 38% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Akegavhan

Of every 100 households in Akegavhan in 2011, 12 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akegavhan · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**51%

Use banking services ****39%**

**54%

Television ****8%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****58%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**88%

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 Akegavhan?

■ Akegavhan · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1235**

**983

Working population ****53.8%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 41.4% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (6%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 322 (76%)

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 Palghar

- Chari Kh.816 people
- Mendhwan802 people
- Varkhunti792 people
- Dongare787 people
- Chilhar777 people
- Wadhiv Saravali772 people
- Pochade741 people
- Morekuran718 people

[All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akegavhan from Thane?123 km by road
- What is the population of Akegavhan?784 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akegavhan in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Akegavhan?51.7% (Census 2011)