# Virathan Bk. Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/virathan-bk/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Virathan Bk. Virathan Bk. is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,799 people in 451 households**, the 58th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,799people (2011) - 451households - 82.1%literacy - 401102PIN code ## Virathan Bk. PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Virathan Bk. is 401102.** Virathan Bk. falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401102 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552313 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Virathan Bk. from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thane (district HQ)70 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 Virathan Bk.? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Virathan Bk.; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 school10+ km · Palghar - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Safala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Virathan Bk. known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 81% of the 1,161 hectares of village land is sown, and 941 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 Virathan Bk. Of every 100 households in Virathan Bk. in 2011, 76 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Virathan Bk. · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **74% Toilet within the home ****52%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **43% Tap water ****71%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **51% Use banking services ****68%** **54% Television ****49%** **44% Mobile phone ****60%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **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 Virathan Bk.? ■ Virathan Bk. · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1187** **983 Working population ****37.6%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 71.3% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 39 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (9%) · **■** Household industry 28 (4%) · **■** Other work 411 (61%) · **■** Marginal 138 (20%) 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 - Devkhope1,862 people - Tandulwadi1,829 people - Nagzari1,811 people - Kondhan1,804 people - Dhansar1,787 people - Somate1,761 people - Awadhan1,744 people - Ten1,743 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Virathan Bk.?401102 - How far is Virathan Bk. from Thane?70 km by road - What is the population of Virathan Bk.?1,799 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virathan Bk. in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Virathan Bk.?82.1% (Census 2011)