# Shigaon Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/shigaon/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Shigaon Shigaon is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401501**. The 2011 Census counted **4,642 people in 998 households**, the 8th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 4,642people (2011) - 998households - 51.6%literacy - 401501PIN code ## Shigaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shigaon is 401501.** Shigaon falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401501 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552234 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shigaon from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thane (district HQ)144 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 Shigaon? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Shigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khutad - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Shigaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 2,116 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,065 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 Shigaon Of every 100 households in Shigaon in 2011, 45 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shigaon · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **74% Toilet within the home ****14%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **43% Tap water ****1%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **51% Use banking services ****28%** **54% Television ****16%** **44% Mobile phone ****17%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****5%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****48%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **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 Shigaon? ■ Shigaon · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **983 Working population ****40.0%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.0% for men and 42.4% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 186 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 496 (27%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 493 (27%) · **■** Marginal 662 (36%) 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 - Dandi6,540 people - Kelwa6,421 people - Nawapur4,773 people - Kelwa Road4,754 people - Saphale4,396 people - Pam Tembhi4,150 people - Wadrai4,038 people - Umroli4,011 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shigaon?401501 - How far is Shigaon from Thane?144 km by road - What is the population of Shigaon?4,642 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shigaon in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shigaon?51.6% (Census 2011)