# Girale Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/girale/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Girale Girale is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401401**. The 2011 Census counted **950 people in 222 households**, the 126th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 950people (2011) - 222households - 69.7%literacy - 401401PIN code ## Girale PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Girale is 401401.** Girale falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401401 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552383 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Girale from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Thane (district HQ)100 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 Girale? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Girale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 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 school10+ km · Palghar - ○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 - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Girale known for? The main crops are **rice, vegetables and grass**. About 26% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Girale Of every 100 households in Girale in 2011, 65 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Girale · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **74% Toilet within the home ****64%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **43% Tap water ****46%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **51% Use banking services ****46%** **54% Television ****35%** **44% Mobile phone ****44%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****25%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****40%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **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 Girale? ■ Girale · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **983 Working population ****39.8%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 61.8% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (11%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%) 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 - Khanivade966 people - Gargaon963 people - Wave956 people - Ambatpada950 people - Sagave933 people - Ravate927 people - Chinchare913 people - Tembhi902 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Girale?401401 - How far is Girale from Thane?100 km by road - What is the population of Girale?950 (Census 2011) - Which district is Girale in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Girale?69.7% (Census 2011)