# Ward 5, Palghar (Thane, Maharashtra) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Palghar, Maharashtra 

# Ward 5, Palghar

Ward 5 of Palghar, Thane district, Maharashtra, had **3,067 people in 679 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 25 census wards. Literacy was 76.4%, below the town average of 87.9%.

- 3,067people (2011)
- 679households
- 7 of 25by population
- 76.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Palghar?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Palghar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**933

Working population ****42.4%**

**40.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 957 (74%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Farming 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 296 (23%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 89 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Palghar average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**20%

Tap water ****66%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**14%

Use banking services ****40%**

**72%

Television ****51%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**7%

None of these assets ****16%**

**8%

Own their home ****57%**

**65%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Palghar

- Ward 23,115 people
- Ward 32,999 people
- Ward 42,402 people
- Ward 62,598 people
- Ward 72,143 people
- Ward 82,748 people

[Full Palghar ward list (25 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/palghar/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Palghar?3,067 people in 679 households (Census 2011)