Khambale
Khambale | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Khambale Location in Maharashtra, India  Khambale Khambale (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°52′23″N 72°46′24″E / 19.8730512°N 72.773255°E | |
| 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
[edit]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]
| 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
[edit]- ↑ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.