# Ghotavade Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Ghotavade

Ghotavade is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 49 households**, the 202nd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 245people (2011)
- 49households
- 70.1%literacy
- 842females per 1,000 males

## Ghotavade PIN code and other codes

Ghotavade falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552572

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ghotavade from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)55 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)26 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 Ghotavade?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ghotavade; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pacchapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Zadke
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambernath
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Ghotavade known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 49% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Ghotavade

Of every 100 households in Ghotavade in 2011, 43 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ghotavade · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**46%

Tap water ****3%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**52%

Use banking services ****62%**

**58%

Television ****51%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ghotavade?

■ Ghotavade · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**921

Working population ****55.1%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 62.8% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 14 (10%) · **■** Marginal 121 (90%)

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

- Kushivali290 people
- Morani286 people
- Khativali284 people
- Saigaon253 people
- Gondade241 people
- Savaroli Tarf Rahur238 people
- Dahyale196 people
- Chinchavali Tarf Rahur186 people

[All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghotavade from Thane?55 km by road
- What is the population of Ghotavade?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghotavade in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghotavade?70.1% (Census 2011)