# Mendhwan Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/mendhwan/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Mendhwan Mendhwan is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **802 people in 124 households**, the 143rd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 802people (2011) - 124households - 61.3%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Mendhwan PIN code and other codes Mendhwan falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552230 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mendhwan from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Thane (district HQ)110 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)32 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 Mendhwan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Mendhwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boiser - ○Degree college10+ km · Boisar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ 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)14 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 Mendhwan known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 3% of the 758 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Mendhwan Of every 100 households in Mendhwan in 2011, 56 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mendhwan · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **74% Toilet within the home ****17%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **43% Tap water ****4%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **51% Use banking services ****52%** **54% Television ****6%** **44% Mobile phone ****19%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****0%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****64%** **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 Mendhwan? ■ Mendhwan · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **983 Working population ****41.3%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 49.2% for women. 40% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 138 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (19%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 121 (37%) 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 - Jayshet820 people - Lalthane818 people - Ambedhe817 people - Chari Kh.816 people - Varkhunti792 people - Dongare787 people - Akegavhan784 people - Chilhar777 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mendhwan from Thane?110 km by road - What is the population of Mendhwan?802 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mendhwan in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Mendhwan?61.3% (Census 2011)