# Dhansar Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/dhansar/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Dhansar Dhansar is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,787 people in 426 households**, the 59th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,787people (2011) - 426households - 87.4%literacy - 1,031females per 1,000 males ## Dhansar PIN code and other codes Dhansar falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552253 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhansar from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Thane (district HQ)85 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)4 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 Dhansar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhansar; 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 - ●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 · Nandore - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Dhansar known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 21% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Dhansar Of every 100 households in Dhansar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dhansar · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **74% Toilet within the home ****56%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **43% Tap water ****65%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%** **51% Use banking services ****81%** **54% Television ****67%** **44% Mobile phone ****72%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****34%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **29% Own their home ****86%** **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 Dhansar? ■ Dhansar · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **983 Working population ****38.5%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.5% for men and 80.5% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 105 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 467 (68%) · **■** Marginal 85 (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 - Tandulwadi1,829 people - Nagzari1,811 people - Kondhan1,804 people - Virathan Bk.1,799 people - Somate1,761 people - Awadhan1,744 people - Ten1,743 people - Kirat1,717 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhansar from Thane?85 km by road - What is the population of Dhansar?1,787 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhansar in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dhansar?87.4% (Census 2011)