# Gungavada Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Gungavada

Gungavada is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,328 people in 303 households**, the 116th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,328people (2011)
- 303households
- 92.4%literacy
- 401601PIN code

## Gungavada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gungavada is 401601.** Gungavada falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401601
- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551718

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

## How far is Gungavada from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)120 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)5 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 Gungavada?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gungavada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 · Chinchni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Gungavada known for?

The main crops are **rice and chikoo**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gungavada

Of every 100 households in Gungavada in 2011, 85 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gungavada · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**62%

Tap water ****99%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**82%

Use banking services ****63%**

**40%

Television ****54%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**48%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Gungavada?

■ Gungavada · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**979

Working population ****35.2%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 89.6% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (7%) · **■** Household industry 127 (27%) · **■** Other work 258 (55%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Zarali1,338 people
- Asangaon1,333 people
- Dhamatane1,331 people
- Dabhale1,328 people
- Ambistewadi1,310 people
- Chandigaon1,293 people
- Chandwad1,282 people
- Vandhavan1,278 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gungavada?401601
- How far is Gungavada from Thane?120 km by road
- What is the population of Gungavada?1,328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gungavada in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gungavada?92.4% (Census 2011)