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

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Village · Vasai, Thane 

# Tarkhad

Tarkhad is a village in Vasai sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,094 people in 283 households**, the 36th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%.

- 1,094people (2011)
- 283households
- 94.8%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Tarkhad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVasai
- Census village code552437

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

## How far is Tarkhad from nearby towns?

- Vasai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)78 km by road
- Vasai-Virar City (nearest town)2 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 Tarkhad?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Tarkhad; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vasai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vasai5
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vasai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Tarkhad known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Tarkhad

Of every 100 households in Tarkhad in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 68 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Tarkhad · ■ Vasai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**39%

Tap water ****21%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**34%

Use banking services ****97%**

**71%

Television ****92%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****21%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****68%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Tarkhad?

■ Tarkhad · ■ Vasai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**980

Working population ****40.5%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 91.7% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 365 (82%) · **■** Marginal 39 (9%)

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

- Majivali1,194 people
- Actan1,162 people
- Mori1,158 people
- Navasai1,131 people
- Kolhapur1,092 people
- Kalambhon1,081 people
- Vadghar989 people
- Tokare957 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tarkhad from Thane?78 km by road
- What is the population of Tarkhad?1,094 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarkhad in?Thane district (Vasai sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Tarkhad?94.8% (Census 2011)