# Parol Village, Vasai, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vasai/parol/ Village · Vasai, Thane # Parol Parol is a village in Vasai sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,153 people in 478 households**, the 17th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%. - 2,153people (2011) - 478households - 62.0%literacy - 1,039females per 1,000 males ## Parol PIN code and other codes Parol falls in Vasai sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVasai - Census village code552424 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parol from nearby towns? - Vasai (sub-district HQ)80 km by road - Thane (district HQ)60 km by road - Virar (nearest town)17 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 Parol? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Parol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chandeep - ○Degree college10+ km · Virar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakwar - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Parol known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 23% of the 438 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Parol Of every 100 households in Parol in 2011, 85 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Parol · ■ Vasai rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **88% Toilet within the home ****44%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **39% Tap water ****51%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **34% Use banking services ****57%** **71% Television ****71%** **60% Mobile phone ****45%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****21%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****15%** **20% Own their home ****84%** **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 Parol? ■ Parol · ■ Vasai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%** **76.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1227** **980 Working population ****53.8%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.6% for men and 57.3% for women. 65% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 217 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (25%) · **■** Household industry 46 (4%) · **■** Other work 464 (40%) · **■** Marginal 138 (12%) 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 - Arnala Killa2,566 people - Mukkam2,490 people - Khaniwade2,386 people - Khochivade2,219 people - Bhatpada2,120 people - Poman2,046 people - Adne1,995 people - Khairpada1,681 people [All 50 villages in Vasai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vasai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Parol from Thane?60 km by road - What is the population of Parol?2,153 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parol in?Thane district (Vasai sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Parol?62.0% (Census 2011)