# Gove Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/gove/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Gove Gove is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421311**. The 2011 Census counted **4,766 people in 1,032 households**, the 2nd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 4,766people (2011) - 1,032households - 75.1%literacy - 421311PIN code ## Gove PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gove is 421311.** Gove falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code421311 - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552659 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gove from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thane (district HQ)13 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)5 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 Gove? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Gove; 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 · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kon - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadvad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Gove known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 69% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Gove Of every 100 households in Gove in 2011, 96 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gove · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **90% Toilet within the home ****62%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **46% Tap water ****64%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **52% Use banking services ****49%** **58% Television ****62%** **53% Mobile phone ****77%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****13%** **23% Own their home ****48%** **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 Gove? ■ Gove · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****804** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **921 Working population ****39.7%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 65.3% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 167 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (1%) · **■** Household industry 71 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,253 (66%) · **■** Marginal 378 (20%) 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 - Ranjnoli5,618 people - Angaon4,141 people - Pimpalas3,935 people - Anjur3,807 people - Dive Anjur3,736 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gove?421311 - How far is Gove from Thane?13 km by road - What is the population of Gove?4,766 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gove in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gove?75.1% (Census 2011)