# Popharan Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/popharan/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Popharan Popharan is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401502**. The 2011 Census counted **1,277 people in 324 households**, the 96th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,277people (2011) - 324households - 90.6%literacy - 401502PIN code ## Popharan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Popharan is 401502.** Popharan falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401502 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552195 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Popharan from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Thane (district HQ)120 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)27 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 Popharan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Popharan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chinchani - ○Degree college10+ km · Chinchani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Popharan known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 38% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Popharan Of every 100 households in Popharan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Popharan · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **74% Toilet within the home ****92%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **43% Tap water ****32%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **51% Use banking services ****75%** **54% Television ****67%** **44% Mobile phone ****49%** **43% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****34%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****14%** **29% Own their home ****83%** **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 Popharan? ■ Popharan · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1239** **983 Working population ****31.6%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.0% for men and 84.8% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 285 (71%) · **■** Marginal 84 (21%) 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 - Salivali1,353 people - Kamare1,338 people - Panchali1,316 people - Walve1,296 people - Sawarkhand1,274 people - Unbhat1,242 people - Katale1,241 people - Bot1,220 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Popharan?401502 - How far is Popharan from Thane?120 km by road - What is the population of Popharan?1,277 (Census 2011) - Which district is Popharan in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Popharan?90.6% (Census 2011)