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- LGD code
- 553020
- Pincode
- 421501
- Post office
- Ambernath
- Population
- 1,030
- Households
- 214
- Literacy rate
- 62.8%
- Sex ratio
- 943 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 351
- Distance to district centre
- 478 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 491 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 631 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 456 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pusla · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Gurukrupa Ortho and Accident Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kharad compares
By population, Kharad ranks #31 of 77 villages in Ambarnath mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.8%
−6.2% vs mandal average
- Kharad
- 62.8%
- Ambarnath mandal
- 69.0%
- Thane district
- 74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
943
+43 vs mandal average
- Kharad
- 943
- Ambarnath mandal
- 900
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Kharad
- 4.8
- Ambarnath mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kharad at a glance
Kharad is a village of 1,030 people in 214 households (Census 2011) in Ambarnath taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 31st-largest of 77 villages in Ambarnath taluka. Literacy is 63%, 6 points below the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. It lies 478 km from the Thane district centre, 2 km from Pusla, the nearest town, under 1 km from Pusla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 421501, served by Ambernath post office; the LGD village code is 553020. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gurukrupa Ortho and Accident Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Akole assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate. The population is estimated at 1,214 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kharad
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- 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
- 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
- KALYAN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 228.69
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 107.14
- Forest area (ha)
- 15.56
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kharad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kharad
- LGD code
- 553020
- Pincode
- 421501
- Post office
- Ambernath
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,030
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,214
- Households
- 214
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 943
- Literacy rate
- 62.8%
- Coordinates
- 21.48712°N, 78.35795°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Akole
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate
- Block / Mandal
- Ambarnath
Getting there
How to reach Kharad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai631 kmcapital
- Hyderabad456 km
- Delhi801 km
- Bengaluru950 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPusla<1 km
- Bus stopBus Stand Pandhurna21 km
- Hospital / PHCGurukrupa Ortho and Accident Hospital9 km
- ATM / bankShriram city union finance ltd. Warud9 km
- Petrol pumpYawalkar Petrol Pump9 km
- Police stationWarud Police Station9 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)