# Gholgaon Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/gholgaon/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Gholgaon Gholgaon is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,297 people in 318 households**, the 88th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,297people (2011) - 318households - 68.4%literacy - 704females per 1,000 males ## Gholgaon PIN code and other codes Gholgaon falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552652 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gholgaon from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Thane (district HQ)17 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)2 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 Gholgaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gholgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Temghar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhiwandi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhadwad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Gholgaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 99% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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 Gholgaon Of every 100 households in Gholgaon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Gholgaon · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **90% Toilet within the home ****58%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **46% Tap water ****1%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%** **52% Use banking services ****42%** **58% Television ****42%** **53% Mobile phone ****76%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **5% None of these assets ****12%** **23% Own their home ****55%** **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 Gholgaon? ■ Gholgaon · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****704** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **921 Working population ****44.6%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 57.3% for women. 66% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 456 (79%) · **■** Marginal 95 (16%) 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 - Bhiwali1,345 people - Pilanze Bk.1,327 people - Chiradpada1,324 people - Khaling Bk.1,304 people - Nandithane1,297 people - Kiravali Tarf Sonale1,264 people - Itade1,245 people - Pundas1,243 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gholgaon from Thane?17 km by road - What is the population of Gholgaon?1,297 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gholgaon in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gholgaon?68.4% (Census 2011)