# Murabe Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/murabe/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Murabe Murabe is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401501**. The 2011 Census counted **7,469 people in 1,697 households**, the 3rd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 7,469people (2011) - 1,697households - 81.2%literacy - 401501PIN code ## Murabe PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Murabe is 401501.** Murabe falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401501 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552215 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Murabe from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Thane (district HQ)110 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)26 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 Murabe? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Murabe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar. - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wangaon - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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 Murabe known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Murabe Of every 100 households in Murabe in 2011, 88 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Murabe · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **74% Toilet within the home ****27%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **43% Tap water ****91%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%** **51% Use banking services ****58%** **54% Television ****57%** **44% Mobile phone ****43%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****11%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****20%** **29% Own their home ****90%** **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 Murabe? ■ Murabe · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024** **983 Working population ****39.0%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 75.1% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 72 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (1%) · **■** Household industry 95 (3%) · **■** Other work 2,263 (78%) · **■** Marginal 455 (16%) 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 - Satpati17,032 people - Mahim10,343 people - Dandi6,540 people - Kelwa6,421 people - Nawapur4,773 people - Kelwa Road4,754 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Murabe?401501 - How far is Murabe from Thane?110 km by road - What is the population of Murabe?7,469 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murabe in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Murabe?81.2% (Census 2011)