# Kurgaon Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/kurgaon/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Kurgaon Kurgaon is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401502**. The 2011 Census counted **3,513 people in 857 households**, the 15th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 3,513people (2011) - 857households - 88.2%literacy - 401502PIN code ## Kurgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurgaon is 401502.** Kurgaon falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401502 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552198 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurgaon from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thane (district HQ)110 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)13 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 Kurgaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kurgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Delwadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chinchani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Kurgaon known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 66% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Kurgaon Of every 100 households in Kurgaon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Kurgaon · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **74% Toilet within the home ****96%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **43% Tap water ****79%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%** **51% Use banking services ****74%** **54% Television ****68%** **44% Mobile phone ****70%** **43% Computer with internet ****8%** **2% Two-wheeler ****36%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **3% None of these assets ****9%** **29% Own their home ****54%** **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 Kurgaon? ■ Kurgaon · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****807** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037** **983 Working population ****45.6%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 82.1% for women. 64% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (5%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,171 (73%) · **■** Marginal 267 (17%) 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 - Wadrai4,038 people - Umroli4,011 people - Kolawade3,692 people - Barhanpur3,522 people - Gundale3,409 people - Nanivali3,288 people - Haloli3,260 people - Edwan3,188 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurgaon?401502 - How far is Kurgaon from Thane?110 km by road - What is the population of Kurgaon?3,513 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurgaon in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kurgaon?88.2% (Census 2011)