# Borsheti Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/borsheti/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Borsheti Borsheti is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,949 people in 381 households**, the 52nd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,949people (2011) - 381households - 54.7%literacy - 1,001females per 1,000 males ## Borsheti PIN code and other codes Borsheti falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552238 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Borsheti from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Thane (district HQ)125 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)22 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 Borsheti? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Borsheti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Lalode - ○Degree college10+ km · Boisar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangion - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 · 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 Borsheti known for? The main crops are **grass and rice**. About 51% of the 540 hectares of village land is sown, and 278 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 Borsheti Of every 100 households in Borsheti in 2011, 46 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Borsheti · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **74% Toilet within the home ****19%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **43% Tap water ****4%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **51% Use banking services ****22%** **54% Television ****16%** **44% Mobile phone ****19%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****55%** **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 Borsheti? ■ Borsheti · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054** **983 Working population ****42.7%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.6% for men and 41.6% for women. 54% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 196 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (31%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 187 (22%) · **■** Marginal 185 (22%) 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 - Navaze1,998 people - Ganje1,975 people - Kardal1,971 people - Vilangi1,956 people - Haranwali1,909 people - Devkhope1,862 people - Tandulwadi1,829 people - Nagzari1,811 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Borsheti from Thane?125 km by road - What is the population of Borsheti?1,949 (Census 2011) - Which district is Borsheti in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Borsheti?54.7% (Census 2011)