# Virathan Kh. Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/virathan-kh/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Virathan Kh. Virathan Kh. is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,366 people in 333 households**, the 91st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,366people (2011) - 333households - 86.0%literacy - 401102PIN code ## Virathan Kh. PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Virathan Kh. is 401102.** Virathan Kh. falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401102 - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552296 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Virathan Kh. from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Thane (district HQ)100 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)19 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 Kh.? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Virathan Kh.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Nachurvape - ○Degree college10+ 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 - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Kh. known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. Products made here include milk and milk products. About 64% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Kh. Of every 100 households in Virathan Kh. in 2011, 87 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Virathan Kh. · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **74% Toilet within the home ****53%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **43% Tap water ****18%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **51% Use banking services ****65%** **54% Television ****52%** **44% Mobile phone ****43%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****24%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****28%** **29% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kh.? ■ Virathan Kh. · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145** **983 Working population ****38.9%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 80.4% for women. 60% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 184 (35%) · **■** Marginal 140 (26%) 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 - Dhekale1,430 people - Agarwadi1,414 people - Mangelwada1,403 people - Wade1,376 people - Salivali1,353 people - Kamare1,338 people - Panchali1,316 people - Walve1,296 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Virathan Kh.?401102 - How far is Virathan Kh. from Thane?100 km by road - What is the population of Virathan Kh.?1,366 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virathan Kh. in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Virathan Kh.?86.0% (Census 2011)