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

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Chilhar

Chilhar is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401201**. The 2011 Census counted **777 people in 163 households**, the 147th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 777people (2011)
- 163households
- 44.0%literacy
- 401201PIN code

## Chilhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chilhar is 401201.** Chilhar falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401201
- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552337

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

## How far is Chilhar from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)127 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)30 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 Chilhar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chilhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palghar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Chilhar known for?

The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 29% of the 592 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Chilhar

Of every 100 households in Chilhar in 2011, 30 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chilhar · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**43%

Tap water ****4%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**51%

Use banking services ****47%**

**54%

Television ****3%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****86%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chilhar?

■ Chilhar · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.0%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**983

Working population ****54.3%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 31.7% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 85 (20%) · **■** Marginal 50 (12%)

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

- Mendhwan802 people
- Varkhunti792 people
- Dongare787 people
- Akegavhan784 people
- Wadhiv Saravali772 people
- Pochade741 people
- Morekuran718 people
- Vadhi716 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chilhar?401201
- How far is Chilhar from Thane?127 km by road
- What is the population of Chilhar?777 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilhar in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chilhar?44.0% (Census 2011)