# Gaurwadi Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/gaurwadi/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Gaurwadi Gaurwadi is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,844 people in 338 households**, the 71st largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 1,844people (2011) - 338households - 45.8%literacy - 1,120females per 1,000 males ## Gaurwadi PIN code and other codes Gaurwadi falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551606 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaurwadi from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Thane (district HQ)150 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)18 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 Gaurwadi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gaurwadi; 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 - ●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 · Dahanu - ○Degree college10+ km · Dahanu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Gaurwadi known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include salt. About 33% of the 807 hectares of village land is sown, and 263 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 Gaurwadi Of every 100 households in Gaurwadi in 2011, 21 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gaurwadi · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****21%** **46% Toilet within the home ****8%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **62% Tap water ****2%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **82% Use banking services ****42%** **40% Television ****7%** **21% Mobile phone ****25%** **28% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****46%** **48% Own their home ****100%** **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 Gaurwadi? ■ Gaurwadi · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1289** **979 Working population ****53.4%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.9% for men and 33.6% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 263 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (33%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 236 (24%) · **■** Marginal 152 (15%) 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 - Tawa1,905 people - Nimbapur1,903 people - Kasa Kh.1,872 people - Bharad1,859 people - Asave1,841 people - Dharampur1,818 people - Sukad-amba1,811 people - Bapugaon1,780 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gaurwadi from Thane?150 km by road - What is the population of Gaurwadi?1,844 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaurwadi in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gaurwadi?45.8% (Census 2011)