# Dhuktan Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/dhuktan/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Dhuktan Dhuktan is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401404**. The 2011 Census counted **2,850 people in 635 households**, the 21st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 2,850people (2011) - 635households - 70.8%literacy - 401404PIN code ## Dhuktan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhuktan is 401404.** Dhuktan falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401404 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552364 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhuktan from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Thane (district HQ)85 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)14 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 Dhuktan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Dhuktan; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn 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 - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 18 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 Dhuktan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 793 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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 Dhuktan Of every 100 households in Dhuktan in 2011, 51 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhuktan · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **74% Toilet within the home ****34%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **43% Tap water ****57%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **51% Use banking services ****40%** **54% Television ****24%** **44% Mobile phone ****31%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****45%** **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 Dhuktan? ■ Dhuktan · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096** **983 Working population ****44.9%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 167 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (16%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 211 (16%) · **■** Marginal 675 (53%) 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 - Nanivali3,288 people - Haloli3,260 people - Edwan3,188 people - Saware3,115 people - Betegaon2,832 people - Durves2,766 people - Padghe2,663 people - Sonave2,650 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhuktan?401404 - How far is Dhuktan from Thane?85 km by road - What is the population of Dhuktan?2,850 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhuktan in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dhuktan?70.8% (Census 2011)