# Karalgaon Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/karalgaon/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Karalgaon Karalgaon is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401403**. The 2011 Census counted **1,220 people in 236 households**, the 101st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,220people (2011) - 236households - 69.6%literacy - 401403PIN code ## Karalgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karalgaon is 401403.** Karalgaon falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401403 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552353 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karalgaon from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Thane (district HQ)85 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)27 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 Karalgaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Karalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palghar - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Karalgaon known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 31% of the 336 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Karalgaon Of every 100 households in Karalgaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karalgaon · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **74% Toilet within the home ****62%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **43% Tap water ****5%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **51% Use banking services ****84%** **54% Television ****25%** **44% Mobile phone ****27%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****2%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****37%** **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 Karalgaon? ■ Karalgaon · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013** **983 Working population ****40.4%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 61.7% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (46%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (15%) · **■** Marginal 184 (37%) 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 - Sawarkhand1,274 people - Unbhat1,242 people - Katale1,241 people - Bot1,220 people - Birwadi1,217 people - Penand1,206 people - Pole1,192 people - Navghar1,179 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karalgaon?401403 - How far is Karalgaon from Thane?85 km by road - What is the population of Karalgaon?1,220 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karalgaon in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Karalgaon?69.6% (Census 2011)