Varkhande

Varkhande
village
Varkhande Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Varkhande Varkhande (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°04′59″N72°55′53″E / 20.0830669°N 72.9312921°E / 20.0830669; 72.9312921
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

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

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Varkhande has 195 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 79.67%. ^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census) ^[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

1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.