# Kharshet Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Kharshet

Kharshet is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401404**. The 2011 Census counted **688 people in 136 households**, the 155th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 688people (2011)
- 136households
- 66.1%literacy
- 401404PIN code

## Kharshet PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharshet is 401404.** Kharshet falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401404
- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552359

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kharshet from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)102 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)14 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 Kharshet?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kharshet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palghar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Kharshet known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 33% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Kharshet

Of every 100 households in Kharshet in 2011, 99 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharshet · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**43%

Tap water ****6%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**51%

Use banking services ****43%**

**54%

Television ****36%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Kharshet?

■ Kharshet · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**983

Working population ****47.4%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 56.8% for women. 47% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 130 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (41%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 49 (15%)

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

- Vadhi716 people
- Ghatim709 people
- Dahiwale699 people
- Akoli690 people
- Dande682 people
- Saravali673 people
- Ambhan660 people
- Bandhan652 people

[All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharshet?401404
- How far is Kharshet from Thane?102 km by road
- What is the population of Kharshet?688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharshet in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kharshet?66.1% (Census 2011)