# Awadhan Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/awadhan/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Awadhan Awadhan is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,744 people in 363 households**, the 61st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,744people (2011) - 363households - 57.3%literacy - 1,037females per 1,000 males ## Awadhan PIN code and other codes Awadhan falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552342 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Awadhan from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Thane (district HQ)124 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)28 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 Awadhan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Awadhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manor - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Awadhan known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 39% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Awadhan Of every 100 households in Awadhan in 2011, 48 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Awadhan · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **74% Toilet within the home ****26%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **43% Tap water ****0%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **51% Use banking services ****30%** **54% Television ****8%** **44% Mobile phone ****10%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****81%** **29% Own their home ****96%** **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 Awadhan? ■ Awadhan · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104** **983 Working population ****52.1%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 47.3% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 35 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (25%) · **■** Other work 140 (15%) · **■** Marginal 504 (55%) 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 - Kondhan1,804 people - Virathan Bk.1,799 people - Dhansar1,787 people - Somate1,761 people - Ten1,743 people - Kirat1,717 people - Uchchheli1,709 people - Shelwadi1,707 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Awadhan from Thane?124 km by road - What is the population of Awadhan?1,744 (Census 2011) - Which district is Awadhan in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Awadhan?57.3% (Census 2011)