# Khand Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/khand/ Village · Vikramgad, Thane # Khand Khand is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,930 people in 351 households**, the 25th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,930people (2011) - 351households - 57.9%literacy - 1,023females per 1,000 males ## Khand PIN code and other codes Khand falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVikramgad - Census village code551802 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khand from nearby towns? - Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Thane (district HQ)85 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)29 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 Khand? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Khand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vikramgadh - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Onde - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vikramgad - ○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 marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Khand known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 38% of the 867 hectares of village land is sown, and 306 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 Khand Of every 100 households in Khand in 2011, 37 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khand · ■ Vikramgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****37%** **50% Toilet within the home ****7%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **72% Tap water ****1%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****44%** **46% Television ****14%** **15% Mobile phone ****17%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****69%** **54% Own their home ****99%** **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 Khand? ■ Khand · ■ Vikramgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **966 Working population ****59.8%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.8% for men and 50.4% for women. 56% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 561 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (3%) · **■** Marginal 366 (32%) 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 - Jambhe2,050 people - Kondgaon2,049 people - Borande2,043 people - Khuded1,994 people - Yashwantnagar1,865 people - Talavali Tarf Dengachimet1,793 people - Vasuri1,773 people - Chinchghar1,749 people [All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khand from Thane?85 km by road - What is the population of Khand?1,930 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khand in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Khand?57.9% (Census 2011)