# Kharekuran Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/kharekuran/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Kharekuran Kharekuran is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,377 people in 562 households**, the 32nd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 2,377people (2011) - 562households - 81.6%literacy - 964females per 1,000 males ## Kharekuran PIN code and other codes Kharekuran falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552214 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharekuran from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thane (district HQ)120 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)8 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 Kharekuran? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kharekuran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn 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 - ○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 watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Kharekuran known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include kerosene. About 15% of the 967 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Kharekuran Of every 100 households in Kharekuran in 2011, 81 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kharekuran · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **74% Toilet within the home ****50%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **43% Tap water ****70%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **51% Use banking services ****42%** **54% Television ****49%** **44% Mobile phone ****37%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****32%** **29% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kharekuran? ■ Kharekuran · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086** **983 Working population ****39.5%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 75.5% for women. 62% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 95 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (13%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 408 (43%) · **■** Marginal 305 (32%) 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 - Makunsar2,500 people - Tembhi Khodave2,408 people - Ghivali2,396 people - Salgaon2,379 people - Kumbhavali2,361 people - Nandore2,344 people - Kudan2,334 people - Chahade2,293 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kharekuran from Thane?120 km by road - What is the population of Kharekuran?2,377 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharekuran in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kharekuran?81.6% (Census 2011)