| Zai | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 20.1322°N 72.7385°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Palghar |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluka |
| Subdivision Name3: | Talasari |
| Seat Type: | Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 11 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 4571 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | 2011 census code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 551558 |
Zai is a town in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Talasari taluka.[1]
According to the 2011 census of India, Zai has 905 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 74.94%.
| Population | 4571 | 2299 | 2272 | |
| Children aged below 6 years | 477 | 245 | 232 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2304 | 1128 | 1176 | ||
| Literates | 3068 | 1700 | 1368 | |
| Workers (all) | 1942 | 1193 | 749 | |
| Main workers (total) | 1897 | 1176 | 721 | |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 125 | 87 | 38 | |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 652 | 270 | 382 | |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 248 | 127 | 121 | |
| Main workers: Other | 872 | 692 | 180 | |
| Marginal workers (total) | 45 | 17 | 28 | |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Marginal workers: Others | 23 | 11 | 12 | |
| Non-workers | 2629 | 1106 | 1523 |