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

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Bot

Bot is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401404**. The 2011 Census counted **1,220 people in 279 households**, the 100th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 1,220people (2011)
- 279households
- 59.6%literacy
- 401404PIN code

## Bot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bot is 401404.** Bot falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401404
- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552370

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

## How far is Bot from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)76 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)39 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 Bot?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Bot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State 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 school10+ km · Palghasr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Bot known for?

The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 31% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Bot

Of every 100 households in Bot in 2011, 94 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bot · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**51%

Use banking services ****60%**

**54%

Television ****43%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Bot?

■ Bot · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1205**

**983

Working population ****59.8%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 49.0% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (12%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 247 (34%) · **■** Marginal 117 (16%)

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

- Popharan1,277 people
- Sawarkhand1,274 people
- Unbhat1,242 people
- Katale1,241 people
- Karalgaon1,220 people
- Birwadi1,217 people
- Penand1,206 people
- Pole1,192 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bot?401404
- How far is Bot from Thane?76 km by road
- What is the population of Bot?1,220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bot in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bot?59.6% (Census 2011)