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

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Damkhind

Damkhind is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401201**. The 2011 Census counted **596 people in 112 households**, the 168th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 596people (2011)
- 112households
- 53.4%literacy
- 401201PIN code

## Damkhind PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code401201
- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552340

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

## How far is Damkhind from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)105 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 Damkhind?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manohar
- ○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
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Damkhind known for?

The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 35% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Damkhind

Of every 100 households in Damkhind in 2011, 44 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damkhind · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**43%

Tap water ****2%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**41%

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

**51%

Use banking services ****27%**

**54%

Television ****24%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****53%**

**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 Damkhind?

■ Damkhind · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**983

Working population ****50.5%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 37.7% for women. 57% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 165 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (14%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 90 (30%)

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

- Dapoli628 people
- Vengani610 people
- Shilte605 people
- Khutad602 people
- Bandate573 people
- Ambadi561 people
- Wandivali544 people
- Nagave542 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damkhind?401201
- How far is Damkhind from Thane?105 km by road
- What is the population of Damkhind?596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damkhind in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Damkhind?53.4% (Census 2011)