# Wasare Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/wasare/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Wasare Wasare is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,472 people in 328 households**, the 84th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,472people (2011) - 328households - 73.4%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Wasare PIN code and other codes Wasare falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552276 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wasare from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thane (district HQ)102 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 Wasare? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Wasare; 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 school10+ km · Palghar - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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 and canal / river - 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 Wasare known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 32% of the 563 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Wasare Of every 100 households in Wasare in 2011, 38 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Wasare · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **74% Toilet within the home ****19%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **43% Tap water ****14%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **51% Use banking services ****31%** **54% Television ****16%** **44% Mobile phone ****27%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****6%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****61%** **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 Wasare? ■ Wasare · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822** **983 Working population ****59.7%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 67.0% for women. 67% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 144 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (39%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 368 (42%) 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 - Usarani1,490 people - Karwale1,489 people - Lalonde1,487 people - Velgaon1,474 people - Nandgaon T. Manor1,455 people - Vedhi1,444 people - Dhekale1,430 people - Agarwadi1,414 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wasare from Thane?102 km by road - What is the population of Wasare?1,472 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wasare in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wasare?73.4% (Census 2011)