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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Ghotgaon

Ghotgaon is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,710 people in 325 households**, the 54th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,710people (2011)
- 325households
- 72.1%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## Ghotgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552497

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

## How far is Ghotgaon from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)22 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 Ghotgaon?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ghotgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Zidco
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thane
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thane
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Ghotgaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 24% of the 964 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Ghotgaon

Of every 100 households in Ghotgaon in 2011, 30 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghotgaon · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**90%

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

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**46%

Tap water ****20%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**52%

Use banking services ****43%**

**58%

Television ****18%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****40%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ghotgaon?

■ Ghotgaon · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1207**

**921

Working population ****54.1%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 62.9% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 457 (49%) · **■** Other work 82 (9%) · **■** Marginal 348 (38%)

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

- Junandurkhi1,796 people
- Pimpalghar1,736 people
- Malodi1,732 people
- Parivali1,721 people
- Shirole1,677 people
- Tembhavali1,667 people
- Surai1,661 people
- Dohole1,644 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghotgaon from Thane?50 km by road
- What is the population of Ghotgaon?1,710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghotgaon in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghotgaon?72.1% (Census 2011)