# Gorad Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Gorad

Gorad is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **477 people in 108 households**, the 180th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 477people (2011)
- 108households
- 76.8%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Gorad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552592

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

## How far is Gorad from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)25 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 Gorad?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gorad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Vadvali
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Padgha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Zadke
- ○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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Gorad known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 54% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Gorad

Of every 100 households in Gorad in 2011, 100 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gorad · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**49%

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

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**52%

Use banking services ****51%**

**58%

Television ****21%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Gorad?

■ Gorad · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**921

Working population ****53.2%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 66.7% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 128 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (16%) · **■** Other work 37 (15%) · **■** Marginal 49 (19%)

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

- Asnoli Tarf Dugad506 people
- Alkhivali491 people
- Kiravali Duravali488 people
- Janwal482 people
- Sange475 people
- Vavali Tarf Dugad464 people
- Aatkoli463 people
- Pali455 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorad from Thane?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gorad?477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorad in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gorad?76.8% (Census 2011)