# Makunsar Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/makunsar/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Makunsar Makunsar is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,500 people in 626 households**, the 28th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 2,500people (2011) - 626households - 91.0%literacy - 1,002females per 1,000 males ## Makunsar PIN code and other codes Makunsar falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552280 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Makunsar from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Thane (district HQ)100 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)19 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 Makunsar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Makunsar; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palghar - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahim - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Makunsar known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. Products made here include milk and milk products. About 50% of the 1,083 hectares of village land is sown, and 539 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 Makunsar Of every 100 households in Makunsar in 2011, 88 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Makunsar · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **74% Toilet within the home ****67%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **43% Tap water ****50%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **51% Use banking services ****60%** **54% Television ****62%** **44% Mobile phone ****55%** **43% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****39%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****15%** **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 Makunsar? ■ Makunsar · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186** **983 Working population ****60.0%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.3% for men and 87.5% for women. 65% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 288 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (18%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 338 (23%) · **■** Marginal 568 (38%) 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 - Padghe2,663 people - Sonave2,650 people - Dahisar T. Manor2,557 people - Nandgaon T. Tarapur2,553 people - Tembhi Khodave2,408 people - Ghivali2,396 people - Salgaon2,379 people - Kharekuran2,377 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Makunsar from Thane?100 km by road - What is the population of Makunsar?2,500 (Census 2011) - Which district is Makunsar in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Makunsar?91.0% (Census 2011)