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

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Ghol

Ghol is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,655 people in 312 households**, the 82nd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,655people (2011)
- 312households
- 41.4%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Ghol PIN code and other codes

Ghol falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551709

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

## How far is Ghol from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)80 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)27 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 Ghol?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Ghol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dahanu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wangaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Ghol known for?

The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 42% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Ghol

Of every 100 households in Ghol in 2011, 23 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghol · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**62%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****26%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****57%**

**48%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ghol?

■ Ghol · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.4%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**979

Working population ****54.3%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.5% for men and 30.4% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 470 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (6%) · **■** Marginal 269 (30%)

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

- Vivalvedhe1,754 people
- Navnath1,751 people
- Bade Pokharan1,686 people
- Asangaon Bk.1,666 people
- Khunavade1,636 people
- Vikasnagar1,630 people
- Sarani1,613 people
- Sawata1,594 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghol from Thane?80 km by road
- What is the population of Ghol?1,655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghol in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghol?41.4% (Census 2011)