# Wave Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Wave

Wave is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401501**. The 2011 Census counted **956 people in 236 households**, the 124th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 956people (2011)
- 236households
- 61.7%literacy
- 401501PIN code

## Wave PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Wave is 401501.** Wave falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401501
- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552218

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Wave from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)79 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)25 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 Wave?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Wave; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boiser
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wangaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Wave known for?

The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 47% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Wave

Of every 100 households in Wave in 2011, 69 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wave · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**43%

Tap water ****14%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**51%

Use banking services ****34%**

**54%

Television ****42%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Wave?

■ Wave · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**983

Working population ****55.2%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 49.4% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (9%) · **■** Marginal 327 (62%)

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

- Zanzroli977 people
- Darshet967 people
- Khanivade966 people
- Gargaon963 people
- Ambatpada950 people
- Girale950 people
- Sagave933 people
- Ravate927 people

[All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wave?401501
- How far is Wave from Thane?79 km by road
- What is the population of Wave?956 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wave in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wave?61.7% (Census 2011)