Varkhande is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
Varkhande
Varkhanda | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Varkhande Location in Maharashtra, India  Varkhande Varkhande (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°04′59″N 72°55′53″E / 20.0830669°N 72.9312921°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,041 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551622 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Varkhanda has 195 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 79.67%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1041 | 513 | 528 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 82 | 45 | 37 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 1034 | 509 | 525 |
| Literates | 764 | 422 | 342 |
| Workers (all) | 335 | 249 | 86 |
| Main workers (total) | 285 | 214 | 71 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 130 | 120 | 10 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 27 | 14 | 13 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 127 | 79 | 48 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 50 | 35 | 15 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 23 | 17 | 6 |
| Non-workers | 706 | 264 | 442 |
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.