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

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Pole

Pole is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,192 people in 236 households**, the 104th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 1,192people (2011)
- 236households
- 43.0%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Pole PIN code and other codes

Pole falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552338

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

## How far is Pole from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)90 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)23 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 Pole?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Pole; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Polling stationIn 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 office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Pole known for?

The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 3% of the 1,369 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Pole

Of every 100 households in Pole in 2011, 35 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pole · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**43%

Tap water ****2%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**51%

Use banking services ****84%**

**54%

Television ****1%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Pole?

■ Pole · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.0%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**983

Working population ****56.0%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.5% for men and 37.4% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 584 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%)

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

- Bot1,220 people
- Karalgaon1,220 people
- Birwadi1,217 people
- Penand1,206 people
- Navghar1,179 people
- Kokaner1,166 people
- Tamsai1,125 people
- Loware1,118 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pole from Thane?90 km by road
- What is the population of Pole?1,192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pole in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pole?43.0% (Census 2011)