# Ganjad Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Ganjad

Ganjad is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401602**. The 2011 Census counted **1,966 people in 367 households**, the 60th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,966people (2011)
- 367households
- 61.5%literacy
- 401602PIN code

## Ganjad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ganjad is 401602.** Ganjad falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401602
- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551685

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

## How far is Ganjad from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)120 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)14 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 Ganjad?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Ganjad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Dahanu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dahanu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangaon
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Ganjad known for?

The main crops are **coconut, chikoo and rice**. About 98% of the 2,805 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,748 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 Ganjad

Of every 100 households in Ganjad in 2011, 24 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ganjad · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**62%

Tap water ****15%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**82%

Use banking services ****16%**

**40%

Television ****15%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****75%**

**48%

Own their home ****92%**

**95%

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 Ganjad?

■ Ganjad · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**979

Working population ****35.4%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 52.8% for women. 41% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (13%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 124 (18%) · **■** Marginal 331 (48%)

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 Dahanu

- Chandranagar2,039 people
- Vasantwadi2,009 people
- Shensari2,001 people
- Nikane1,975 people
- Kandarwadi1,965 people
- Raipada1,964 people
- Kasara1,954 people
- Somanath1,940 people

[All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ganjad?401602
- How far is Ganjad from Thane?120 km by road
- What is the population of Ganjad?1,966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganjad in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ganjad?61.5% (Census 2011)