# Durves Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/durves/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Durves Durves is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401403**. The 2011 Census counted **2,766 people in 568 households**, the 23rd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 2,766people (2011) - 568households - 63.2%literacy - 401403PIN code ## Durves PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Durves is 401403.** Durves falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401403 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552355 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Durves from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Thane (district HQ)65 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)30 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 Durves? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Durves; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Manor - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Durves known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 37% of the 933 hectares of village land is sown, and 342 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 Durves Of every 100 households in Durves in 2011, 65 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Durves · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **74% Toilet within the home ****43%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **43% Tap water ****4%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **51% Use banking services ****61%** **54% Television ****30%** **44% Mobile phone ****59%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****7%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****27%** **29% Own their home ****91%** **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 Durves? ■ Durves · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081** **983 Working population ****43.2%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 52.7% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (35%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 283 (24%) · **■** Marginal 310 (26%) 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 - Edwan3,188 people - Saware3,115 people - Dhuktan2,850 people - Betegaon2,832 people - Padghe2,663 people - Sonave2,650 people - Dahisar T. Manor2,557 people - Nandgaon T. Tarapur2,553 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Durves?401403 - How far is Durves from Thane?65 km by road - What is the population of Durves?2,766 (Census 2011) - Which district is Durves in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Durves?63.2% (Census 2011)