# Pochade Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/pochade/ Village · Vikramgad, Thane # Pochade Pochade is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,046 people in 226 households**, the 56th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,046people (2011) - 226households - 66.0%literacy - 989females per 1,000 males ## Pochade PIN code and other codes Pochade falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVikramgad - Census village code551800 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pochade from nearby towns? - Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thane (district HQ)110 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)23 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 Pochade? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pochade; 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 - ●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 school5–10 km · Sakhara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vikramgad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikramgad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Pochade known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 34% of the 394 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Pochade Of every 100 households in Pochade in 2011, 48 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pochade · ■ Vikramgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **50% Toilet within the home ****25%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **72% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****60%** **46% Television ****17%** **15% Mobile phone ****38%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **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 Pochade? ■ Pochade · ■ Vikramgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **966 Working population ****55.6%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 55.5% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 231 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 42 (7%) 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 - Ghaneghar1,056 people - Varanwadi1,054 people - Vilshet1,052 people - Moho Kh.1,050 people - Kawale1,023 people - Vittalnagar959 people - Ambeghar Dharampur921 people - Ambivali917 people [All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pochade from Thane?110 km by road - What is the population of Pochade?1,046 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pochade in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Pochade?66.0% (Census 2011)