# Maswan Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/maswan/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Maswan Maswan is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,667 people in 402 households**, the 70th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,667people (2011) - 402households - 75.1%literacy - 1,021females per 1,000 males ## Maswan PIN code and other codes Maswan falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552361 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maswan from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thane (district HQ)70 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)12 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 Maswan? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Maswan; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palghar - ○Degree college10+ km · Palgjhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Maswan known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 30% of the 427 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Maswan Of every 100 households in Maswan in 2011, 74 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Maswan · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **74% Toilet within the home ****72%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **43% Tap water ****6%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **51% Use banking services ****29%** **54% Television ****45%** **44% Mobile phone ****28%** **43% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****39%** **29% Own their home ****92%** **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 Maswan? ■ Maswan · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **983 Working population ****51.9%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 70.5% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 247 (29%) · **■** Marginal 465 (54%) 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 - Hanuman Nagar1,691 people - Kapase1,689 people - Warangade1,684 people - Kolgaon1,672 people - Sakhare1,652 people - Takwahal1,646 people - Girnoli1,626 people - Ranishigaon1,607 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maswan from Thane?70 km by road - What is the population of Maswan?1,667 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maswan in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Maswan?75.1% (Census 2011)