# Wadrai Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/wadrai/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Wadrai Wadrai is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,038 people in 922 households**, the 11th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 4,038people (2011) - 922households - 87.2%literacy - 1,088females per 1,000 males ## Wadrai PIN code and other codes Wadrai falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552261 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wadrai from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thane (district HQ)65 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)13 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 Wadrai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Wadrai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mahim - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Wadrai known for? The main crops are **coconut and coconut**. About 66% of the 3,716 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,375 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 Wadrai Of every 100 households in Wadrai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Wadrai · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **74% Toilet within the home ****40%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **43% Tap water ****42%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%** **51% Use banking services ****51%** **54% Television ****69%** **44% Mobile phone ****51%** **43% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****23%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****15%** **29% Own their home ****95%** **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 Wadrai? ■ Wadrai · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **983 Working population ****41.7%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 81.9% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 127 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (18%) · **■** Household industry 48 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,105 (66%) · **■** Marginal 109 (6%) 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 - Kelwa Road4,754 people - Shigaon4,642 people - Saphale4,396 people - Pam Tembhi4,150 people - Umroli4,011 people - Kolawade3,692 people - Barhanpur3,522 people - Kurgaon3,513 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wadrai from Thane?65 km by road - What is the population of Wadrai?4,038 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wadrai in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wadrai?87.2% (Census 2011)