# Saphale Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/saphale/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Saphale Saphale is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,396 people in 1,092 households**, the 9th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 4,396people (2011) - 1,092households - 80.1%literacy - 962females per 1,000 males ## Saphale PIN code and other codes Saphale falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552293 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saphale from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thane (district HQ)65 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)20 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 Saphale? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Saphale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Umbar Pada - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Saphale known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 35% of the 1,196 hectares of village land is sown, and 418 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 Saphale Of every 100 households in Saphale in 2011, 84 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Saphale · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **74% Toilet within the home ****52%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **43% Tap water ****54%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **51% Use banking services ****61%** **54% Television ****62%** **44% Mobile phone ****55%** **43% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****18%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **29% Own their home ****77%** **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 Saphale? ■ Saphale · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064** **983 Working population ****43.9%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 74.4% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 127 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (13%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,202 (62%) · **■** Marginal 318 (16%) 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 - Kelwa6,421 people - Nawapur4,773 people - Kelwa Road4,754 people - Shigaon4,642 people - Pam Tembhi4,150 people - Wadrai4,038 people - Umroli4,011 people - Kolawade3,692 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saphale from Thane?65 km by road - What is the population of Saphale?4,396 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saphale in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Saphale?80.1% (Census 2011)