# Pochade Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Pochade

Pochade is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401404**. The 2011 Census counted **741 people in 165 households**, the 149th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 741people (2011)
- 165households
- 71.5%literacy
- 401404PIN code

## Pochade PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pochade is 401404.** Pochade falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401404
- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552363

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pochade from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)85 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 Pochade?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pochade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)17 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 Pochade known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 36% of the 309 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 Pochade

Of every 100 households in Pochade in 2011, 71 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pochade · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**51%

Use banking services ****42%**

**54%

Television ****30%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Pochade?

■ Pochade · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**983

Working population ****50.3%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 64.9% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (16%) · **■** Other work 142 (38%) · **■** Marginal 84 (23%)

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

- Dongare787 people
- Akegavhan784 people
- Chilhar777 people
- Wadhiv Saravali772 people
- Morekuran718 people
- Vadhi716 people
- Ghatim709 people
- Dahiwale699 people

[All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pochade?401404
- How far is Pochade from Thane?85 km by road
- What is the population of Pochade?741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pochade in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pochade?71.5% (Census 2011)