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Palghar AI Report

Date: July 26, 2025

Palghar district in Maharashtra, has 2.7% to the state's population. It produces 4.7% of State's Wheat production, 9.5% of State's Cotton production(2.6% of India's production), 3.1% of Maharashtra's Sugarcane production, and 13% of State's Soybean production. Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Arnala fort. The nearest airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, located 49 Km away.

Palghar is the 478^th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Palghar District in Maharashtra State. Palghar District is 143^rd highest ranked in population and 189^th ranked in area, in India.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Palghar is the 34^th highest ranked in No. of Banks/1000 Household (in 1000, RBI SCB 2024) . This indicates that banking infrastructure is stronger in this district compared to other districts.

Palghar is the 38^th highest ranked in No of Doctors out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that health infrastructure in this district is better than other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Palghar is the 46^th highest ranked in Marathi Script . This indicates a high pool of literate marathi population compared to other cities.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Palghar is the 506^th highest ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022) . This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

No. of Banks/1000 Household (in 1000, RBI SCB 2024)

No. of Banks/1000 Household (in 1000, RBI SCB 2024)

No of Doctors

No of Doctors

Marathi Script

Marathi Script

Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)

Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)

Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022)

Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022)

Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023

Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023

Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)

Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)

Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)

Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Palghar is the 114^th worst ranked in Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022) . This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Palghar is the 669^th worst ranked in Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023 . This implies low private sector growth.

Palghar is the 652^nd worst ranked in Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that financial activities in district is less compared to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Palghar is the 635^th worst ranked in Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020) . This implies that this district is less urbanised compared to other districts

Palghar City/District Metrics

Culture

Nature

Internet

Palghar Nature Highlights

	Nature Metrics	% of India	Rank Out of 768	City / Districts Data
Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production	2.56%	12^th	2895
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	0.68%	38^th	3037
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production	0.65%	43^rd	10306
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	0.54%	48^th	4662
Number of Mule (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Mule (20th Cattle Census)	0.14%	82^nd	3696
Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census)	0.28%	87^th	10789
Number of Camel (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Camel (20th Cattle Census)	0.00%	125^th	10235
Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production	Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production	0.09%	150^th	1810
Number of Pony (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Pony (20th Cattle Census)	0.03%	248^th	3183
Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census)	0.09%	254^th	8476
Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census)	0.15%	282^nd	8231
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production	0.03%	308^th	3031
Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census)	0.07%	315^th	9305
Number of Donkey (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Donkey (20th Cattle Census)	0.01%	318^th	6107
Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census)	0.09%	341^st	5188
Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census)	0.01%	375^th	5662
Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census)	0.02%	433^rd	9010

Palghar Culture Highlights

Sr.No	Culture Metrics	Counts	Name
Famous Forts	Famous Forts	1	Arnala fort
Famous Jain Temples	Famous Jain Temples	1	Dahigaon

Airports

	Name	City	IATA Code	Distance
Airport Name	Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport	Mumbai	BOM	49 Km

Population: 68,930 | Population Rank: 478^th

Area (KM²): 5,344 | Area Rank: 189^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	No of District Hospital	1	162^nd	9436
2	No of Hospital Beds	1470	138^th	8147
3	No of Doctors	1795	38^th	7296
4	No of Primary Health Centers	48	98^th	6041
5	No of Total Hospitals	61	107^th	9147
6	No of Sub Divisional Hospital	2	158^th	6039
7	No of Community Health Centers	9	142^nd	8070
8	No of Nurses	3392	178^th	6420

Population: 68,930 | Population Rank: 478^th

Area (KM²): 5,344 | Area Rank: 189^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	% of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011)	4	147^th	2959
2	% of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011)	51	228^th	6945
3	Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)	28688	93^rd	9567
4	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2024)	5533	73^rd	7666
5	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2024)	23	135^th	9935
6	Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024)	11	74^th	8857
7	No. of Banks/1000 Household (in 1000, RBI SCB 2024)	1	34^th	5904
8	Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024)	14	48^th	5338
9	Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011)	10634	116^th	11188
10	Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q3 2024)	183	105^th	4877

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011)	86	93^rd	10838
2	Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011)	280805	248^th	11181
3	Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011)	57099	260^th	6615
4	Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011)	174173	324^th	8327
5	Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011)	69577	334^th	7891
6	Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011)	157504	432^nd	2456
7	Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011)	20983	458^th	5628
8	Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011)	15572	467^th	7363
9	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	118	478^th	9777
10	Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011)	37627	584^th	2002
11	Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011)	15680	585^th	1342
12	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	27789	601^st	10534
13	Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)	23154	652^nd	10049

Population: 68,930 | Population Rank: 478^th

Area (KM²): 5,344 | Area Rank: 189^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)	949	318^th	1177

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	53^rd	11124
2	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1023	488^th	10885

Population: 68,930 | Population Rank: 478^th

Area (KM²): 5,344 | Area Rank: 189^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021)	29	219^th	4289
2	# of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2023)	1915	158^th	10479

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	# of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2023)	2	36^th	5819
2	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021)	1920	175^th	6988
3	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	249^th	4530
4	# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	258	253^rd	6783
5	# of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021)	44296	262^nd	10391
6	# of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021)	4319	266^th	9356
7	# of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	49523	268^th	8988
8	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021)	39460	268^th	9375
9	# of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021)	57	272^nd	11014
10	# of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011)	136937	279^th	9268
11	# of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021)	6788	281^st	3273
12	# of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021)	3658	308^th	2589
13	# of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	334	326^th	10161
14	# of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021)	593	328^th	1951
15	# of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)	193	331^st	4583
16	# of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)	3322	332^nd	10998
17	# of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021)	684	339^th	1454
18	# of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021)	759	339^th	5363
19	# of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2021)	416	359^th	8217
20	# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)	11775	379^th	2756
21	# of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)	1484	379^th	5857
22	# of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)	6151	471^st	6170
23	# of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)	1085	471^st	8655
24	# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)	5042	586^th	7213
25	# of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)	442	586^th	9492

Population: 68,930 | Population Rank: 478^th

Area (KM²): 5,344 | Area Rank: 189^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)	22	186^th	5179
2	Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022)	285	114^th	5396
3	Number of IPC Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)	2654	259^th	5564
4	Number of Murders (NO, NCRB 2022)	24	270^th	6596
5	Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)	1	321^st	10939
6	Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)	1	362^nd	10987

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)	745	237^th	3078
2	Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)	29	506^th	9776

Population: 68,930 | Population Rank: 478^th

Area (KM²): 5,344 | Area Rank: 189^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025)	106	93^rd	7055
2	Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI December 2024)	122	146^th	2448

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2024)	411790	338^th	9842
2	English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011)	162759	385^th	3410
3	Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, May 2025)	172612	535^th	11020
4	Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in May, 2025)	135164	629^th	8590

Population: 68,930 | Population Rank: 478^th

Area (KM²): 5,344 | Area Rank: 189^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Script Pools # < 30, 000	1	243^rd	3274
2	Marathi Script	27903	46^th	2352

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	181^st	2001
2	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	220^th	8861
3	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	419^th	9615
4	English Multilingual Population	50193	433^rd	8032
5	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	435^th	8053
6	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	478^th	4804
7	Assamese Script	3229	484^th	8724
8	Bengali Script	13153	495^th	2725
9	Telugu Script	39429	513^th	10230
10	Latin Script (English)	2647	544^th	7242
11	Tamil Script	23886	604^th	5256
12	Odia Script	5442	607^th	7980
13	Malayalam Script	6112	619^th	2188
14	Kannada Script	23603	686^th	7924
15	Gujarati Script	25953	705^th	11073

Population: 68,930 | Population Rank: 478^th

Area (KM²): 5,344 | Area Rank: 189^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022)	656764	77^th	5798
2	Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022)	240	49^th	2860

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)	22	635^th	7570

Population: 68,930 | Population Rank: 478^th

Area (KM²): 5,344 | Area Rank: 189^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of towns (Number , Census 2011)	10	190^th	2702

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Urbanization (% , Census 2011)	26	182^nd	5358
2	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy	1508	182^nd	9717
3	# of Uninhabited Villages	64	190^th	11101
4	# of Inhabited Villages	777	236^th	10694
5	Number of households (Number , Census 2011)	326286	276^th	10804
6	# of Households with 1 married couple	228663	280^th	2931
7	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity	222703	394^th	9550
8	Urban Population (Number , Census 2011)	531234	400^th	6426
9	# of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises	154278	412^th	1741
10	Number of households having latrine facility within the premises	156908	419^th	5406
11	# of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking	96340	552^nd	4175

Population: 68,930 | Population Rank: 478^th

Area (KM²): 5,344 | Area Rank: 189^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023	626770	62^nd	5895

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023	14249	284^th	10234
2	Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023	37084	292^nd	4933
3	Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023	56813	398^th	4404
4	# of Companies,2023	1876	486^th	6325
5	State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023	23664	658^th	2280
6	Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023	25014	669^th	7193

languages
City (district capitals)/DHQ

1. Marathi : 32,346
2. Hindi : 23,293
3. English Multilingual Population : 14,708

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1

Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population :	:	68,930
City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank)	:	478^th
District Area (km²)	:	5,344
District Area (Rank)	:	189^th
No.of Towns in District	:	12
No. of Villages in District	:	203

Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their respective D.H.Q. (District Head Quarter) towns?
A - The Indian geography has historically been measured by " Districts". Today, it is politically managed by States & U.T.s ( Union Territories) but the unit of measurement ( Census baseline) continues to focus on the District, for over 150 years now. " All India" thus is a sum of the district parts i.e. sum of 768 districts currently ( which were 640 districts only, when the last Census took place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T. level, is not being aggregated from underlying data at an urban (towns) & rural(villages) level. India has approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its respective DHQ (District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations) where some detailed data is gathered by the Central Government census, only basic demographic details are available for India's cities. Detailed survey results of the District are the most important data points, used to model & estimate the City & State level information in India. The 768 DHQ ( District Head Quarter) towns & 8 Union Territories, are the important Urban metrics available in India, for comparative analysis. Big data of a big & diverse country.

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