# Ranishigaon Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/ranishigaon/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Ranishigaon Ranishigaon is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401501**. The 2011 Census counted **1,607 people in 334 households**, the 74th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,607people (2011) - 334households - 74.2%literacy - 401501PIN code ## Ranishigaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ranishigaon is 401501.** Ranishigaon falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401501 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552220 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ranishigaon from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Thane (district HQ)145 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 Ranishigaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ranishigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 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 schoolunder 5 km · Boiser - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Ranishigaon known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 62% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 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 Ranishigaon Of every 100 households in Ranishigaon in 2011, 50 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ranishigaon · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **74% Toilet within the home ****32%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **43% Tap water ****1%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **51% Use banking services ****49%** **54% Television ****31%** **44% Mobile phone ****31%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****18%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****21%** **29% Own their home ****96%** **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 Ranishigaon? ■ Ranishigaon · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **983 Working population ****59.1%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 63.4% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 353 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (31%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 196 (21%) · **■** Marginal 86 (9%) 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 - Maswan1,667 people - Sakhare1,652 people - Takwahal1,646 people - Girnoli1,626 people - Pargaon1,597 people - Bahadoli1,573 people - Agawan1,541 people - Khamloli1,534 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ranishigaon?401501 - How far is Ranishigaon from Thane?145 km by road - What is the population of Ranishigaon?1,607 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ranishigaon in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ranishigaon?74.2% (Census 2011)