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

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Sarshi

Sarshi is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,025 people in 569 households**, the 5th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 3,025people (2011)
- 569households
- 51.8%literacy
- 1,083females per 1,000 males

## Sarshi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551756

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

## How far is Sarshi from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)115 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)26 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 Sarshi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Sarshi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●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 · Vikramgad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikramgad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Sarshi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 63% of the 783 hectares of village land is sown, and 496 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 Sarshi

Of every 100 households in Sarshi in 2011, 46 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarshi · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****46%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**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 Sarshi?

■ Sarshi · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**966

Working population ****52.5%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.8% for men and 44.3% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 957 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 555 (35%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (0%)

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
- Kurze4,724 people
- Talawade3,582 people
- Alonde3,029 people
- Malwade2,974 people
- Sawade2,926 people
- Balapur2,617 people
- Karsud2,562 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarshi from Thane?115 km by road
- What is the population of Sarshi?3,025 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarshi in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sarshi?51.8% (Census 2011)