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- LGD code
- 553868
- Pincode
- 402107
- Post office
- Pen
- Population
- 1,103
- Households
- 255
- Literacy rate
- 61.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1024 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 636
Census 2011 · in context
How Durshet compares
By population, Durshet ranks #55 of 167 villages in Pen mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.7%
−4.1% vs mandal average
- Durshet
- 61.7%
- Pen mandal
- 65.8%
- Raigad district
- 73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,024
+59 vs mandal average
- Durshet
- 1,024
- Pen mandal
- 965
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Durshet
- 4.3
- Pen mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Durshet at a glance
Durshet is a village of 1,103 people in 255 households (Census 2011) in Pen taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 55th-largest of 167 villages in Pen taluka. Literacy is 62%, 4 points below the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 402107, served by Pen post office; the LGD village code is 553868. The village votes in Shirdi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao. The population is estimated at 1,300 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Durshet
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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)
- 15
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- PEN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 194.61
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 130.62
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Durshet
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Durshet
- LGD code
- 553868
- Pincode
- 402107
- Post office
- Pen
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,103
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,300
- Households
- 255
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1024
- Literacy rate
- 61.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao
- Block / Mandal
- Pen
- Nearest police station
- Loni Police Station (5.7 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)