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

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Darshet

Darshet is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **967 people in 208 households**, the 121st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 967people (2011)
- 208households
- 53.0%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Darshet PIN code and other codes

Darshet falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552314

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

## How far is Darshet from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)95 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)38 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 Darshet?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Darshet; 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
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Safala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Safala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Darshet known for?

The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 16% of the 584 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Darshet

Of every 100 households in Darshet in 2011, 73 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darshet · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**43%

Tap water ****2%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**44%

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

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**51%

Use banking services ****22%**

**54%

Television ****18%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****63%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Darshet?

■ Darshet · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145**

**983

Working population ****53.7%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 42.9% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 316 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

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

- Alewadi990 people
- Navi Delwadi987 people
- Parnali986 people
- Zanzroli977 people
- Khanivade966 people
- Gargaon963 people
- Wave956 people
- Ambatpada950 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Darshet from Thane?95 km by road
- What is the population of Darshet?967 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darshet in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Darshet?53.0% (Census 2011)