# Penand Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/penand/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Penand Penand is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,206 people in 266 households**, the 103rd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,206people (2011) - 266households - 69.4%literacy - 401102PIN code ## Penand PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Penand is 401102.** Penand falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401102 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552307 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Penand from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)31 km by road - Thane (district HQ)70 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)31 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 Penand? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Penand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Safala - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Safala - ○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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Penand known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Penand Of every 100 households in Penand in 2011, 48 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Penand · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **74% Toilet within the home ****10%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **43% Tap water ****0%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **51% Use banking services ****19%** **54% Television ****21%** **44% Mobile phone ****33%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****46%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **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 Penand? ■ Penand · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **983 Working population ****55.8%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 59.9% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 120 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (20%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 90 (13%) · **■** Marginal 314 (47%) 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 - Katale1,241 people - Bot1,220 people - Karalgaon1,220 people - Birwadi1,217 people - Pole1,192 people - Navghar1,179 people - Kokaner1,166 people - Tamsai1,125 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Penand?401102 - How far is Penand from Thane?70 km by road - What is the population of Penand?1,206 (Census 2011) - Which district is Penand in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Penand?69.4% (Census 2011)