Peth is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
Peth | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Peth Location in Maharashtra, India  Peth Peth (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°51′59″N 72°53′45″E / 19.8664453°N 72.8958535°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 734 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551713 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Peth has 160 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 63.62%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 734 | 375 | 359 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 110 | 57 | 53 |
| Scheduled caste | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Scheduled tribe | 436 | 213 | 223 |
| Literates | 397 | 245 | 152 |
| Workers (all) | 446 | 225 | 221 |
| Main workers (total) | 433 | 217 | 216 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 358 | 182 | 176 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 51 | 24 | 27 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Non-workers | 288 | 150 | 138 |
References
edit- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.