# Dhekale Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/dhekale/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Dhekale Dhekale is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,430 people in 270 households**, the 87th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,430people (2011) - 270households - 59.7%literacy - 970females per 1,000 males ## Dhekale PIN code and other codes Dhekale falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552380 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhekale from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)46 km by road - Thane (district HQ)71 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)46 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 Dhekale? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dhekale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Manor - ○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 - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Dhekale known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 8% of the 789 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Dhekale Of every 100 households in Dhekale in 2011, 43 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhekale · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****43%** **74% Toilet within the home ****12%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **43% Tap water ****4%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **51% Use banking services ****17%** **54% Television ****27%** **44% Mobile phone ****35%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****6%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****47%** **29% Own their home ****87%** **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 Dhekale? ■ Dhekale · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **983 Working population ****44.4%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 49.3% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 120 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (17%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 160 (25%) · **■** Marginal 238 (37%) 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 - Velgaon1,474 people - Wasare1,472 people - Nandgaon T. Manor1,455 people - Vedhi1,444 people - Agarwadi1,414 people - Mangelwada1,403 people - Wade1,376 people - Virathan Kh.1,366 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhekale from Thane?71 km by road - What is the population of Dhekale?1,430 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhekale in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dhekale?59.7% (Census 2011)