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Zai

Talasari mandal
Pincode 401701
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RK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rajanikant kantilal dubla
Contact: 73****8390
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LGD code
551558
Pincode
401701
Post office
Bordi
Population
4,571
Households
905
Literacy rate
67.1%
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,942
Distance to district centre
66 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Mumbai
97 km
Distance to Hyderabad
595 km
Nearest railway station
Kasara · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rural Hospital Igatpuri · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Zai compares

By population, Zai ranks #11 of 42 villages in Talasari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.1%
+19.8% vs mandal average
Zai
67.1%
Talasari mandal
47.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
988
−37 vs mandal average
Zai
988
Talasari mandal
1,025
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.5 vs mandal average
Zai
5.1
Talasari mandal
5.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Zai at a glance

Zai is a village of 4,571 people in 905 households (Census 2011) in Talasari taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 11th-largest of 42 villages in Talasari taluka. Literacy is 67%, 20 points above the taluka average of 47% and the sex ratio is 988 women per 1,000 men. It lies 66 km from the Palghar district centre, 15 km from Kasara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 401701, served by Bordi post office; the LGD village code is 551558. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital Igatpuri, 16 km away. The sarpanch is rajanikant kantilal dubla, and the village votes in Vikramgad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhoye Harishchandra Sakharam. The population is estimated at 5,389 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Zai Borigaon

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Zai · this village4,57167%
Borsheti · Palghar1,94946%0 km SW
Wakadpada · Mokhada78761%1.9 km S
Hattipada · Trimbakeshwar54158%1.9 km NW
Varvada · Talasari5,87746%2.4 km N
Khodala · Mokhada3,17862%3.6 km NW
Gomghar · Mokhada1,52751%4.9 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Zai

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
7
Middle school
3
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
Dahanu
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
140
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
436
Irrigated area (ha)
156.88
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Zai

LGD code
551558
Pincode
401701
Post office
Bordi
Population (Census 2011)
4,571
Population (projected 2026)
5,389
Households
905
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
988
Literacy rate
67.1%
Coordinates
19.77562°N, 73.43202°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Palghar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Vikramgad
Member of Parliament
Hemant Savara
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bhoye Harishchandra Sakharam
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
rajanikant kantilal dubla
Block / Mandal
Talasari
Getting there

How to reach Zai

Mandal centre
Talasari · ≈ 4.3 km
≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Palghar · ≈ 66 km
≈ 2 h 16 min by car · 2 h 41 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai97 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad595 km
  • Bengaluru877 km
  • Chennai1042 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKasara15 km
  • Bus stopTrimbakeshwar Bus Depot21 km
  • Hospital / PHCRural Hospital Igatpuri16 km
  • ATM / bankCanara Bank21 km
  • Petrol pumpFuel16 km
  • CollegeGokhale Education Socitey26 km
  • Police stationAshoknagar Police Station38 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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