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Khand

Vikramgad mandal
Pincode 401605
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Temples near Khand

  • Nilkantheshwar · 0.0 km
  • Paar and Maruti Temple · 0.1 km
  • Navagraha Shani Mandir · 0.1 km

Named places of worship on record

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Swpanil Babu Govind
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LGD code
551802
Pincode
401605
Post office
Vikramgad
Population
1,930
Households
351
Literacy rate
47.4%
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,155
Distance to district centre
133 km
Distance to mandal centre
136 km
Distance to Mumbai
120 km
Distance to Hyderabad
506 km
Nearest railway station
Kasba Peth कसबा पेठ · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Manish Clinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khand compares

By population, Khand ranks #25 of 93 villages in Vikramgad mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.4%
−5.4% vs mandal average
Khand
47.4%
Vikramgad mandal
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,023
+11 vs mandal average
Khand
1,023
Vikramgad mandal
1,012
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.4 vs mandal average
Khand
5.5
Vikramgad mandal
5.1

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

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Khand at a glance

Khand is a village of 1,930 people in 351 households (Census 2011) in Vikramgad taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 25th-largest of 93 villages in Vikramgad taluka. Literacy is 47%, 5 points below the taluka average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,023 women per 1,000 men. It lies 133 km from the Palghar district centre, 9 km from Hadapsar, the nearest town, under 1 km from Kasba Peth कसबा पेठ railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 401605, served by Vikramgad post office; the LGD village code is 551802. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, primary health centre, bank, post office. The sarpanch is Swpanil Babu Govind, and the village votes in Sinnar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. Kokate Manikrao Shivaji. The population is estimated at 2,275 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khand · this village1,93047%
Khand · Mawal1,12957%0 km N
Prabhachiwadi · Mawal44761%0 km N
Budhavadi · Mawal45764%0 km N
Khand · Malwan28683%0 km N
Brahmanoli · Mawal61870%0 km N
Dhangavhan · Mawal39366%0.2 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khand

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
4
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
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
No
Nearest statutory town
Jawhar
Distance to nearest town (km)
29
Distance to district HQ (km)
85
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
27
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
867.34
Irrigated area (ha)
305.98
Forest area (ha)
433.42

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

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Key facts — Khand

LGD code
551802
Pincode
401605
Post office
Vikramgad
Population (Census 2011)
1,930
Population (projected 2026)
2,275
Households
351
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1023
Literacy rate
47.4%
Coordinates
18.52043°N, 73.85674°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Nashik
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sinnar
Member of Parliament
Rajabhau Waje
Member of Legislative Assembly
Adv. Kokate Manikrao Shivaji
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Swpanil Babu Govind
Block / Mandal
Vikramgad
Nearest police station
Kasba Peth Police Chowki (0.1 km)
Nearest PHC
Manish Clinic (0.1 km)
Nearest bank
Pune urban Bank (0.3 km)
Getting there

How to reach Khand

Mandal centre
Vikramgad · ≈ 136 km
≈ 4 h 38 min by car · 5 h 31 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Palghar · ≈ 133 km
≈ 4 h 33 min by car · 5 h 24 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,833 people
Hadapsar · ≈ 8.8 km
≈ 18 min by car · 22 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai120 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad506 km
  • Bengaluru735 km
  • Chennai914 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKasba Peth कसबा पेठ<1 km
  • Bus stopKasba Peth Police Chowki<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCManish Clinic<1 km
  • ATM / bankPune urban Bank<1 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil1 km
  • CollegeEngineering College Ground<1 km
  • Police stationKasba Peth Police Chowki<1 km
Nearest to the village
Bus stop
Kasba Peth Police Chowkiunder 1 km
Health centre
Manish Clinicunder 1 km
Bank / ATM
Pune urban Bankunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary school
  • Primary health centre
  • Bank
  • Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Khand

8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Khand

10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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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, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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