# Kardal Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/kardal/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Kardal Kardal is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,971 people in 504 households**, the 50th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,971people (2011) - 504households - 88.9%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Kardal PIN code and other codes Kardal falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552294 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kardal from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thane (district HQ)65 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)20 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 Kardal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kardal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Safala - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Virar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Kardal known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Kardal Of every 100 households in Kardal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Kardal · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **74% Toilet within the home ****90%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **43% Tap water ****67%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **51% Use banking services ****83%** **54% Television ****77%** **44% Mobile phone ****78%** **43% Computer with internet ****8%** **2% Two-wheeler ****35%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **29% Own their home ****79%** **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 Kardal? ■ Kardal · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1209** **983 Working population ****42.0%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 84.6% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (3%) · **■** Household industry 44 (5%) · **■** Other work 690 (83%) · **■** Marginal 45 (5%) 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 - Dahisar T. Tarapur2,020 people - Bandar2,007 people - Navaze1,998 people - Ganje1,975 people - Vilangi1,956 people - Borsheti1,949 people - Haranwali1,909 people - Devkhope1,862 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kardal from Thane?65 km by road - What is the population of Kardal?1,971 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kardal in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kardal?88.9% (Census 2011)