# Padghe Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/padghe/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Padghe Padghe is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,663 people in 498 households**, the 24th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 2,663people (2011) - 498households - 67.4%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Padghe PIN code and other codes Padghe falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552250 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padghe from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Thane (district HQ)150 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)11 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 Padghe? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Padghe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palghar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Padghe known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 20% of the 1,051 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Padghe Of every 100 households in Padghe in 2011, 56 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Padghe · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **74% Toilet within the home ****15%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **43% Tap water ****1%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **51% Use banking services ****41%** **54% Television ****17%** **44% Mobile phone ****21%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****44%** **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 Padghe? ■ Padghe · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **983 Working population ****41.0%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 56.7% for women. 46% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 251 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 200 (18%) · **■** Marginal 520 (48%) 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 - Saware3,115 people - Dhuktan2,850 people - Betegaon2,832 people - Durves2,766 people - Sonave2,650 people - Dahisar T. Manor2,557 people - Nandgaon T. Tarapur2,553 people - Makunsar2,500 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Padghe from Thane?150 km by road - What is the population of Padghe?2,663 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padghe in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Padghe?67.4% (Census 2011)