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

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Potkhal

Potkhal is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **905 people in 201 households**, the 62nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 905people (2011)
- 201households
- 72.6%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Potkhal PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551839

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

## How far is Potkhal from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)43 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 Potkhal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Potkhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vane
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wada
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Potkhal known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 25% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Potkhal

Of every 100 households in Potkhal in 2011, 56 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Potkhal · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****35%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Potkhal?

■ Potkhal · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1243**

**966

Working population ****62.3%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 64.2% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 364 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (22%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 64 (11%)

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

- Vittalnagar959 people
- Ambeghar Dharampur921 people
- Ambivali917 people
- Therunde910 people
- Male886 people
- Vedhe870 people
- Devapur864 people
- Gadadhe839 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Potkhal from Thane?43 km by road
- What is the population of Potkhal?905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potkhal in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Potkhal?72.6% (Census 2011)