# Gargaon Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/gargaon/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Gargaon Gargaon is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401501**. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 181 households**, the 123rd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 963people (2011) - 181households - 46.7%literacy - 401501PIN code ## Gargaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gargaon is 401501.** Gargaon falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401501 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552223 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gargaon from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Thane (district HQ)145 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)23 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 Gargaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boiser - ○Degree college5–10 km · Boiser - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Gargaon known for? The main crops are **grass and rice**. About 27% of the 415 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Gargaon Of every 100 households in Gargaon in 2011, 35 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gargaon · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****35%** **74% Toilet within the home ****27%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **43% Tap water ****1%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **51% Use banking services ****34%** **54% Television ****8%** **44% Mobile phone ****6%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****2%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****55%** **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 Gargaon? ■ Gargaon · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817** **983 Working population ****48.9%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.9% for men and 34.1% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (34%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 103 (22%) · **■** Marginal 138 (29%) 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 - Parnali986 people - Zanzroli977 people - Darshet967 people - Khanivade966 people - Wave956 people - Ambatpada950 people - Girale950 people - Sagave933 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gargaon?401501 - How far is Gargaon from Thane?145 km by road - What is the population of Gargaon?963 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gargaon in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gargaon?46.7% (Census 2011)