# Karwale Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/karwale/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Karwale Karwale is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,489 people in 354 households**, the 81st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,489people (2011) - 354households - 84.6%literacy - 401102PIN code ## Karwale PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karwale is 401102.** Karwale falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401102 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552306 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karwale from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Thane (district HQ)70 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 Karwale? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karwale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 school10+ km · Palghar - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Safala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Karwale known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 28% of the 632 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Karwale Of every 100 households in Karwale in 2011, 55 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karwale · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **74% Toilet within the home ****20%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **43% Tap water ****1%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **51% Use banking services ****34%** **54% Television ****38%** **44% Mobile phone ****36%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****34%** **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 Karwale? ■ Karwale · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **983 Working population ****39.6%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 80.9% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (59%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (20%) · **■** Marginal 93 (16%) 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 - Agawan1,541 people - Khamloli1,534 people - Kore1,514 people - Usarani1,490 people - Lalonde1,487 people - Velgaon1,474 people - Wasare1,472 people - Nandgaon T. Manor1,455 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karwale?401102 - How far is Karwale from Thane?70 km by road - What is the population of Karwale?1,489 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karwale in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Karwale?84.6% (Census 2011)