# Palshin Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Palshin

Palshin is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **777 people in 137 households**, the 132nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 777people (2011)
- 137households
- 77.6%literacy
- 1,094females per 1,000 males

## Palshin PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552740

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

## How far is Palshin from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)74 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)43 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 Palshin?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Palshin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khardi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Palshin known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 31% of the 538 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Palshin

Of every 100 households in Palshin in 2011, 72 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Palshin · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**68%

Tap water ****52%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**81%

Use banking services ****52%**

**60%

Television ****44%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**43%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Palshin?

■ Palshin · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1308**

**950

Working population ****43.4%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 71.0% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (15%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 122 (36%) · **■** Marginal 105 (31%)

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

- Valshet786 people
- Jambhe785 people
- Belwad783 people
- Khaire782 people
- Veluk747 people
- Dhamani740 people
- Borsheti Kh737 people
- Jarandi736 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Palshin from Thane?74 km by road
- What is the population of Palshin?777 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palshin in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palshin?77.6% (Census 2011)