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

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Gowane

Gowane is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,051 people in 418 households**, the 54th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 2,051people (2011)
- 418households
- 52.2%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Gowane PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551736

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

## How far is Gowane from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)115 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 Gowane?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Gowane; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vangaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chinchani
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vangaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 18 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 Gowane known for?

The main crops are **rice, chikoo and vegetables**. About 39% of the 505 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Gowane

Of every 100 households in Gowane in 2011, 17 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gowane · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**62%

Tap water ****23%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**82%

Use banking services ****27%**

**40%

Television ****22%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gowane?

■ Gowane · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**55.0%

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

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**979

Working population ****48.2%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 41.3% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (11%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (15%) · **■** Marginal 709 (72%)

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

- Dabhadi2,099 people
- Dhumket2,097 people
- Dhundalwadi2,059 people
- Ambivali Tarf Bahare2,055 people
- Kolavali2,048 people
- Chandranagar2,039 people
- Vasantwadi2,009 people
- Shensari2,001 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gowane from Thane?115 km by road
- What is the population of Gowane?2,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gowane in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gowane?52.2% (Census 2011)