# Panju Village, Vasai, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vasai, Thane 

# Panju

Panju is a village in Vasai sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,358 people in 311 households**, the 29th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%.

- 1,358people (2011)
- 311households
- 83.0%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Panju PIN code and other codes

Panju falls in Vasai sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVasai
- Census village code552440

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

## How far is Panju from nearby towns?

- Vasai (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)32 km by road
- Vasai-Virar City (nearest town)6 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 Panju?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Panju; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vadvali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vasai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vasai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 13 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 Panju known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 9% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Panju

Of every 100 households in Panju in 2011, 99 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panju · ■ Vasai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****95%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**34%

Use banking services ****86%**

**71%

Television ****86%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**88%

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 Panju?

■ Panju · ■ Vasai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**980

Working population ****34.5%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 75.0% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Other work 323 (69%) · **■** Marginal 113 (24%)

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 Vasai

- Shirvali1,591 people
- Nagale1,544 people
- Patilgaon1,529 people
- Malaji Pada1,437 people
- Khardi1,293 people
- Karanjon1,230 people
- Majivali1,194 people
- Actan1,162 people

[All 50 villages in Vasai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vasai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Panju from Thane?32 km by road
- What is the population of Panju?1,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panju in?Thane district (Vasai sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Panju?83.0% (Census 2011)