# Karhe Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Karhe

Karhe is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,378 people in 192 households**, the 38th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 1,378people (2011)
- 192households
- 67.9%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Karhe PIN code and other codes

Karhe falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551761

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

## How far is Karhe from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)125 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)12 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 Karhe?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Karhe; 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 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 · Javhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Javhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nashik
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Karhe known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 21% of the 548 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Karhe

Of every 100 households in Karhe in 2011, 49 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karhe · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**72%

Tap water ****4%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****23%**

**46%

Television ****10%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**54%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Karhe?

■ Karhe · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**966

Working population ****40.6%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 61.5% for women. 38% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 278 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (16%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 165 (29%)

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 Vikramgad

- Satkor1,464 people
- Bhopoli1,454 people
- Indgaon1,433 people
- Suksale1,385 people
- Apti Bk.1,343 people
- Chandranagar1,325 people
- Dhamani1,323 people
- Tetawali1,323 people

[All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karhe from Thane?125 km by road
- What is the population of Karhe?1,378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karhe in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karhe?67.9% (Census 2011)