# Kirat Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/kirat/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Kirat Kirat is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,717 people in 347 households**, the 63rd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,717people (2011) - 347households - 57.4%literacy - 956females per 1,000 males ## Kirat PIN code and other codes Kirat falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552240 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kirat from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Thane (district HQ)112 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)24 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 Kirat? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kirat; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 · Lalode - ○Degree college10+ km · Boisar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Kirat known for? The main crops are **grass and rice**. About 45% of the 758 hectares of village land is sown, and 339 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 Kirat Of every 100 households in Kirat in 2011, 48 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kirat · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **74% Toilet within the home ****36%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **43% Tap water ****20%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **51% Use banking services ****37%** **54% Television ****33%** **44% Mobile phone ****31%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****16%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****40%** **29% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kirat? ■ Kirat · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **983 Working population ****52.8%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 46.4% for women. 55% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 230 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (28%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 256 (28%) · **■** Marginal 162 (18%) 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 - Dhansar1,787 people - Somate1,761 people - Awadhan1,744 people - Ten1,743 people - Uchchheli1,709 people - Shelwadi1,707 people - Hanuman Nagar1,691 people - Kapase1,689 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kirat from Thane?112 km by road - What is the population of Kirat?1,717 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kirat in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kirat?57.4% (Census 2011)