# Khoste Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/khoste/ Village · Vikramgad, Thane # Khoste Khoste is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,169 people in 268 households**, the 46th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,169people (2011) - 268households - 68.9%literacy - 1,069females per 1,000 males ## Khoste PIN code and other codes Khoste falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVikramgad - Census village code551821 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khoste from nearby towns? - Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thane (district HQ)39 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)47 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 Khoste? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Khoste; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vikramgadh - ○Degree college5–10 km · Onde - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · A Har - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Khoste known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 11% of the 867 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Khoste Of every 100 households in Khoste in 2011, 23 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khoste · ■ Vikramgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **50% Toilet within the home ****18%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **72% Tap water ****2%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****46%** **46% Television ****11%** **15% Mobile phone ****22%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****54%** **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 Khoste? ■ Khoste · ■ Vikramgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095** **966 Working population ****62.6%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 57.0% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 332 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (27%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (7%) · **■** Marginal 139 (19%) 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 - Tetawali1,323 people - Onde1,321 people - Man1,263 people - Ambeghar1,174 people - Shil1,165 people - Moho Bk.1,113 people - Medhi1,094 people - Bhanapur1,090 people [All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khoste from Thane?39 km by road - What is the population of Khoste?1,169 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khoste in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Khoste?68.9% (Census 2011)