# Gholwad Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/gholwad/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Gholwad Gholwad is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401702**. The 2011 Census counted **4,403 people in 994 households**, the 13th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 4,403people (2011) - 994households - 82.6%literacy - 401702PIN code ## Gholwad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gholwad is 401702.** Gholwad falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401702 - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551583 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gholwad from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thane (district HQ)140 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)15 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 Gholwad? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Gholwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Bordi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bordi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talasari - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Gholwad known for? The main crops are **coconut, chikoo and coconut**. About 82% of the 1,138 hectares of village land is sown, and 923 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 Gholwad Of every 100 households in Gholwad in 2011, 84 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Gholwad · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **46% Toilet within the home ****77%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **62% Tap water ****7%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%** **82% Use banking services ****72%** **40% Television ****61%** **21% Mobile phone ****70%** **28% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **48% Own their home ****88%** **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 Gholwad? ■ Gholwad · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023** **979 Working population ****43.4%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 76.2% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 146 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (17%) · **■** Household industry 193 (10%) · **■** Other work 910 (48%) · **■** Marginal 341 (18%) 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 - Rampur4,888 people - Chikhale4,534 people - Charoti4,520 people - Kosbad4,479 people - Ashagad4,160 people - Vankas4,019 people - Agwan3,993 people - Dhamanagaon3,905 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gholwad?401702 - How far is Gholwad from Thane?140 km by road - What is the population of Gholwad?4,403 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gholwad in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gholwad?82.6% (Census 2011)