# Khutghar Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/khutghar/ Village · Shahapur, Thane # Khutghar Khutghar is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,205 people in 280 households**, the 71st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,205people (2011) - 280households - 73.4%literacy - 956females per 1,000 males ## Khutghar PIN code and other codes Khutghar falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahapur - Census village code552879 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khutghar from nearby towns? - Shahapur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thane (district HQ)56 km by road - Bhiwandi Nizampur (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 Khutghar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Khutghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 school5–10 km · Sahapur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Goleghar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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 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 Khutghar known for? The main crops are **rice and tendu leaves**. About 59% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 284 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 Khutghar Of every 100 households in Khutghar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Khutghar · ■ Shahapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **75% Toilet within the home ****40%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **68% Tap water ****73%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **81% Use banking services ****62%** **60% Television ****44%** **30% Mobile phone ****30%** **40% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **43% Own their home ****92%** **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 Khutghar? ■ Khutghar · ■ Shahapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615** **950 Working population ****54.7%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 66.2% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 70 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (33%) · **■** Other work 114 (17%) · **■** Marginal 257 (39%) 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 - Kharade1,266 people - Sakharoli1,247 people - Kothale1,233 people - Dahagaon1,230 people - Gunde1,180 people - Shivaneri1,176 people - Kalamgaon1,167 people - Vithobachegaon1,165 people [All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khutghar from Thane?56 km by road - What is the population of Khutghar?1,205 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khutghar in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Khutghar?73.4% (Census 2011)