# Nihe Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/nihe/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Nihe Nihe is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401501**. The 2011 Census counted **2,246 people in 478 households**, the 37th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 2,246people (2011) - 478households - 59.9%literacy - 401501PIN code ## Nihe PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nihe is 401501.** Nihe falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401501 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552248 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nihe from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Thane (district HQ)98 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)22 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 Nihe? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Nihe; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Lalode - ○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 - ○ATMunder 5 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)12 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 Nihe known for? The main crops are **grass and rice**. About 51% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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 Nihe Of every 100 households in Nihe in 2011, 60 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nihe · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **74% Toilet within the home ****92%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **43% Tap water ****1%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **51% Use banking services ****46%** **54% Television ****30%** **44% Mobile phone ****25%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****44%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **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 Nihe? ■ Nihe · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **983 Working population ****56.1%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.0% for men and 48.1% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 404 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (33%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 404 (32%) · **■** Marginal 20 (2%) 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 - Kumbhavali2,361 people - Nandore2,344 people - Kudan2,334 people - Chahade2,293 people - Man2,237 people - Mykhop2,217 people - Kosbad2,166 people - Jalsar2,153 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nihe?401501 - How far is Nihe from Thane?98 km by road - What is the population of Nihe?2,246 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nihe in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Nihe?59.9% (Census 2011)