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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 552879
- Pincode
- 421601
- Post office
- Shahapur (Thane)
- Population
- 1,205
- Households
- 280
- Literacy rate
- 64.5%
- Sex ratio
- 956 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 659
Census 2011 · in context
How Khutghar compares
By population, Khutghar ranks #72 of 222 villages in Shahapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.5%
+1.8% vs mandal average
Khutghar64.5%
Shahapur mandal62.7%
Thane district74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
−11 vs mandal average
Khutghar956
Shahapur mandal967
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.7 vs mandal average
Khutghar4.3
Shahapur mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khutghar at a glance
Khutghar is a village of 1,205 people in 280 households (Census 2011) in Shahapur taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 72nd-largest of 222 villages in Shahapur taluka. Literacy is 65%, 2 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 956 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 421601, served by Shahapur (Thane) post office; the LGD village code is 552879. The sarpanch is MEENA , and the village votes in Vaijapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bornare (Sir) Ramesh Nanasaheb. The population is estimated at 1,421 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khutghar
- 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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Bhiwandi Nizampur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 56
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 492
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 284
- Forest area (ha)
- 160
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Khutghar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Khutghar
- LGD code
- 552879
- Pincode
- 421601
- Post office
- Shahapur (Thane)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,205
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,421
- Households
- 280
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 956
- Literacy rate
- 64.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vaijapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bornare (Sir) Ramesh Nanasaheb
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MEENA
- Block / Mandal
- Shahapur
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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
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)