# Sarshi Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Sarshi

Sarshi is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **755 people in 169 households**, the 86th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 755people (2011)
- 169households
- 72.3%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Sarshi PIN code and other codes

Sarshi falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552072

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

## How far is Sarshi from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)52 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)44 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 Sarshi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sarshi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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)20 h summer · 20 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 Sarshi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 55% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Sarshi

Of every 100 households in Sarshi in 2011, 43 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sarshi · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**74%

Use banking services ****66%**

**55%

Television ****40%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**41%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Sarshi?

■ Sarshi · ■ Vada rural average

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

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**968

Working population ****40.9%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 63.8% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (12%) · **■** Marginal 251 (81%)

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

- Kharivali Tarf Poulbar855 people
- Kuyalu844 people
- Dahivali Kumbhiste799 people
- Sonale Bk.782 people
- Savarkhand737 people
- Sonale Kh.732 people
- Khaire Tarf Wada725 people
- Sonshiv723 people

[All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarshi from Thane?52 km by road
- What is the population of Sarshi?755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarshi in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sarshi?72.3% (Census 2011)