# Khoste Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Khoste

Khoste is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **354 people in 77 households**, the 197th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 354people (2011)
- 77households
- 72.3%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Khoste PIN code and other codes

Khoste falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552707

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

## How far is Khoste from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)40 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 Khoste?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Khoste; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Taharpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Khoste known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 7% of the 571 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Khoste

Of every 100 households in Khoste in 2011, 100 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Khoste · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**81%

Use banking services ****68%**

**60%

Television ****28%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Khoste?

■ Khoste · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****440**

**950

Working population ****50.0%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 58.5% for women. 47% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (41%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 74 (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 Shahapur

- Dimbhe397 people
- Ambivali390 people
- Chondhe Kh.384 people
- Chinchvali376 people
- Tembhare346 people
- Khutadi342 people
- Ras340 people
- Tute340 people

[All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khoste from Thane?60 km by road
- What is the population of Khoste?354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khoste in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khoste?72.3% (Census 2011)