# Kurze Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/kurze/ Village · Vikramgad, Thane # Kurze Kurze is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,724 people in 908 households**, the 2nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 4,724people (2011) - 908households - 72.8%literacy - 986females per 1,000 males ## Kurze PIN code and other codes Kurze falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVikramgad - Census village code551825 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurze from nearby towns? - Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)41 km by road - Thane (district HQ)96 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)41 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 Kurze? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Kurze; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vikram Gadh - ○Degree college10+ km · Onde - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pali - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kurze known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 78% of the 1,645 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,289 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 Kurze Of every 100 households in Kurze in 2011, 58 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kurze · ■ Vikramgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **50% Toilet within the home ****40%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **72% Tap water ****7%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **93% Use banking services ****54%** **46% Television ****22%** **15% Mobile phone ****31%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****55%** **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 Kurze? ■ Kurze · ■ Vikramgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **966 Working population ****49.2%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 63.3% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,120 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (14%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 174 (7%) · **■** Marginal 684 (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 - Dadade5,251 people - Talawade3,582 people - Alonde3,029 people - Sarshi3,025 people - Malwade2,974 people [All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kurze from Thane?96 km by road - What is the population of Kurze?4,724 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurze in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kurze?72.8% (Census 2011)