# Velgaon Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/velgaon/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Velgaon Velgaon is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,474 people in 291 households**, the 83rd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,474people (2011) - 291households - 39.5%literacy - 401201PIN code ## Velgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velgaon is 401201.** Velgaon falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401201 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552336 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velgaon from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thane (district HQ)92 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)12 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 Velgaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Velgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 school5–10 km · Manor - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Velgaon known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 74% of the 604 hectares of village land is sown, and 447 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 Velgaon Of every 100 households in Velgaon in 2011, 44 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Velgaon · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **74% Toilet within the home ****5%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **43% Tap water ****0%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **51% Use banking services ****38%** **54% Television ****6%** **44% Mobile phone ****17%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****1%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****69%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **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 Velgaon? ■ Velgaon · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****39.5%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131** **983 Working population ****53.3%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.1% for men and 28.7% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 367 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (34%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 130 (17%) 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 - Kore1,514 people - Usarani1,490 people - Karwale1,489 people - Lalonde1,487 people - Wasare1,472 people - Nandgaon T. Manor1,455 people - Vedhi1,444 people - Dhekale1,430 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velgaon?401201 - How far is Velgaon from Thane?92 km by road - What is the population of Velgaon?1,474 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velgaon in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Velgaon?39.5% (Census 2011)