# Ganeshpuri Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/ganeshpuri/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Ganeshpuri Ganeshpuri is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,246 people in 730 households**, the 11th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 3,246people (2011) - 730households - 82.7%literacy - 1,044females per 1,000 males ## Ganeshpuri PIN code and other codes Ganeshpuri falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552492 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ganeshpuri from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Thane (district HQ)8 km by road - Bhiwandi Nizampur (nearest town)27 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Ganeshpuri? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Ganeshpuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Thane - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thane - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ganeshpuri known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 48% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ganeshpuri Of every 100 households in Ganeshpuri in 2011, 92 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ganeshpuri · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****48%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **46% Tap water ****71%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **52% Use banking services ****70%** **58% Television ****60%** **53% Mobile phone ****62%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****18%** **23% Own their home ****69%** **80% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Ganeshpuri? ■ Ganeshpuri · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006** **921 Working population ****40.8%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 77.4% for women. 56% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 65 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 395 (30%) · **■** Household industry 35 (3%) · **■** Other work 700 (53%) · **■** Marginal 130 (10%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bhiwandi - Saravali3,532 people - Kawad Kh.3,491 people - Kasheli3,432 people - Mankoli3,421 people - Vehele3,237 people - Ambadi3,060 people - Shivnagar3,030 people - Dapode3,026 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ganeshpuri from Thane?8 km by road - What is the population of Ganeshpuri?3,246 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ganeshpuri in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ganeshpuri?82.7% (Census 2011)