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

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Panchghar

Panchghar is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421601**. The 2011 Census counted **822 people in 180 households**, the 117th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 822people (2011)
- 180households
- 67.5%literacy
- 421601PIN code

## Panchghar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Panchghar is 421601.** Panchghar falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code421601
- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552785

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

## How far is Panchghar from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)90 km by road
- Igatpuri (nearest town)51 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 Panchghar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Panchghar; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dolkhamb
- ○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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Panchghar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 24% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Panchghar

Of every 100 households in Panchghar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panchghar · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**68%

Tap water ****48%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**81%

Use banking services ****55%**

**60%

Television ****10%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**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 Panchghar?

■ Panchghar · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**950

Working population ****44.4%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 52.8% for women. 49% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (6%) · **■** Marginal 255 (70%)

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

- Mangaon856 people
- Lenad Kh.841 people
- Thune840 people
- Kharangan825 people
- Gandulwad820 people
- Lavale815 people
- Shendrun Bk.813 people
- Vittalgaon810 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panchghar?421601
- How far is Panchghar from Thane?90 km by road
- What is the population of Panchghar?822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchghar in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Panchghar?67.5% (Census 2011)