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

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Varkhunti

Varkhunti is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **792 people in 159 households**, the 144th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 792people (2011)
- 159households
- 67.8%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Varkhunti PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552258

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

## How far is Varkhunti from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)107 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)3 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 Varkhunti?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Varkhunti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palghar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Varkhunti known for?

The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 26% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Varkhunti

Of every 100 households in Varkhunti in 2011, 68 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Varkhunti · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**43%

Tap water ****39%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**51%

Use banking services ****54%**

**54%

Television ****48%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Varkhunti?

■ Varkhunti · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****644**

**983

Working population ****48.1%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 55.3% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (15%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 120 (31%) · **■** Marginal 191 (50%)

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

- Lalthane818 people
- Ambedhe817 people
- Chari Kh.816 people
- Mendhwan802 people
- Dongare787 people
- Akegavhan784 people
- Chilhar777 people
- Wadhiv Saravali772 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Varkhunti from Thane?107 km by road
- What is the population of Varkhunti?792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varkhunti in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Varkhunti?67.8% (Census 2011)