# Posheri Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/posheri/ Village · Vada, Thane # Posheri Posheri is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,533 people in 318 households**, the 25th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,533people (2011) - 318households - 68.5%literacy - 978females per 1,000 males ## Posheri PIN code and other codes Posheri falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVada - Census village code552021 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Posheri from nearby towns? - Vada (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Thane (district HQ)59 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)34 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 Posheri? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Posheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Wada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Wada - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Posheri known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 37% of the 670 hectares of village land is sown, and 248 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 Posheri Of every 100 households in Posheri in 2011, 73 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Posheri · ■ Vada rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **62% Toilet within the home ****30%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **49% Tap water ****1%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **74% Use banking services ****55%** **55% Television ****32%** **29% Mobile phone ****40%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****31%** **41% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Posheri? ■ Posheri · ■ Vada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **968 Working population ****47.0%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 58.7% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (25%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (13%) · **■** Marginal 345 (48%) 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 Vada - Pali1,567 people - Kone1,564 people - Gaurapur1,558 people - Tuse1,548 people - Kambare1,532 people - Sapane Kh.1,494 people - Musarne1,481 people - Ujjaini1,477 people [All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Posheri from Thane?59 km by road - What is the population of Posheri?1,533 (Census 2011) - Which district is Posheri in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Posheri?68.5% (Census 2011)