Khambale

Khambale
village
Khambale Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Khambale Khambale (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°52′23″N72°46′24″E / 19.8730512°N 72.773255°E / 19.8730512; 72.773255
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Palghar
Taluka	Dahanu
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,104
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
2011 census code	551738

Khambale is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka. ^[1]

The Prakritized form of the Sanskrit name "Skambha-pallam" is mentioned as a name of Khambale in the 15th-17th century Marathi-language text Mahikavatichi Bakhar . ^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Khambale has 205 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 73.19%. ^[3]

Demographics (2011 Census) ^[3]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1104	563	541
Children aged below 6 years	123	69	54
Scheduled caste	1	1	0
Scheduled tribe	1062	539	523
Literates	718	401	317
Workers (all)	461	274	187
Main workers (total)	254	156	98
Main workers: Cultivators	7	4	3
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	80	60	20
Main workers: Household industry workers	3	3	0
Main workers: Other	164	89	75
Marginal workers (total)	207	118	89
Marginal workers: Cultivators	7	4	3
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	119	65	54
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	23	13	10
Marginal workers: Others	58	36	22
Non-workers	643	289	354

References

1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. Dipesh Karmarkar (2012). "Understanding Place Names in 'Mahikavati's Bakhar': A Case of Mumbai-Thane Region". Studies in Indian Place Names. XXXI. Mysore: Place Names Society of India: 125. ISSN   2394-3114.
3. "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.