# Edwan Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/edwan/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Edwan Edwan is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401102**. The 2011 Census counted **3,188 people in 734 households**, the 19th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 3,188people (2011) - 734households - 85.6%literacy - 401102PIN code ## Edwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edwan is 401102.** Edwan falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401102 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552311 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edwan from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Thane (district HQ)70 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)35 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 Edwan? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Edwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Agarwadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Vasai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Edwan known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 59% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Edwan Of every 100 households in Edwan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Edwan · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **74% Toilet within the home ****38%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **43% Tap water ****91%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%** **51% Use banking services ****37%** **54% Television ****61%** **44% Mobile phone ****37%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **29% Own their home ****94%** **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 Edwan? ■ Edwan · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076** **983 Working population ****42.7%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.2% for men and 77.0% for women. 61% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (9%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 942 (69%) · **■** Marginal 159 (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 - Kurgaon3,513 people - Gundale3,409 people - Nanivali3,288 people - Haloli3,260 people - Saware3,115 people - Dhuktan2,850 people - Betegaon2,832 people - Durves2,766 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edwan?401102 - How far is Edwan from Thane?70 km by road - What is the population of Edwan?3,188 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edwan in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Edwan?85.6% (Census 2011)