# Walve Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/walve/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Walve Walve is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,296 people in 292 households**, the 95th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,296people (2011) - 292households - 68.6%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Walve PIN code and other codes Walve falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552236 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Walve from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Thane (district HQ)140 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)18 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 Walve? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Walve; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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 school10+ km · Boisar - ○Degree college10+ km · Boisar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangion - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Walve known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 69% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 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 Walve Of every 100 households in Walve in 2011, 51 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Walve · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **74% Toilet within the home ****10%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **43% Tap water ****1%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **51% Use banking services ****40%** **54% Television ****21%** **44% Mobile phone ****27%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****47%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **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 Walve? ■ Walve · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744** **983 Working population ****33.0%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 55.0% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 123 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 144 (34%) · **■** Marginal 60 (14%) 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 - Virathan Kh.1,366 people - Salivali1,353 people - Kamare1,338 people - Panchali1,316 people - Popharan1,277 people - Sawarkhand1,274 people - Unbhat1,242 people - Katale1,241 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Walve from Thane?140 km by road - What is the population of Walve?1,296 (Census 2011) - Which district is Walve in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Walve?68.6% (Census 2011)