# Kamare Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/kamare/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Kamare Kamare is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,338 people in 307 households**, the 93rd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,338people (2011) - 307households - 72.4%literacy - 1,043females per 1,000 males ## Kamare PIN code and other codes Kamare falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552259 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kamare from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thane (district HQ)110 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)5 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 Kamare? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kamare; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palghar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kamare known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 34% of the 687 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 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 Kamare Of every 100 households in Kamare in 2011, 49 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kamare · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **74% Toilet within the home ****43%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **43% Tap water ****12%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **51% Use banking services ****31%** **54% Television ****29%** **44% Mobile phone ****28%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****17%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****48%** **29% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kamare? ■ Kamare · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231** **983 Working population ****53.7%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 64.7% for women. 64% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 405 (56%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 157 (22%) · **■** Marginal 81 (11%) 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 - Mangelwada1,403 people - Wade1,376 people - Virathan Kh.1,366 people - Salivali1,353 people - Panchali1,316 people - Walve1,296 people - Popharan1,277 people - Sawarkhand1,274 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kamare from Thane?110 km by road - What is the population of Kamare?1,338 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kamare in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kamare?72.4% (Census 2011)