# Gangapur Village, Jawhar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Jawhar, Thane 

# Gangapur

Gangapur is a village in Jawhar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401603**. The 2011 Census counted **636 people in 133 households**, the 82nd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 636people (2011)
- 133households
- 45.4%literacy
- 401603PIN code

## Gangapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangapur is 401603.** Gangapur falls in Jawhar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401603
- Community development blockJawhar
- Census village code551929

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

## How far is Gangapur from nearby towns?

- Jawhar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)117 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)7 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 Gangapur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jawhar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jawhar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jawhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Gangapur known for?

The main crops are **rice, rice and nagli**. About 78% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 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 Gangapur

Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 21 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangapur · ■ Jawhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**76%

Tap water ****67%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****14%**

**51%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**66%

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 Gangapur?

■ Gangapur · ■ Jawhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****661**

**1007

Working population ****52.4%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.7% for men and 39.0% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 285 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 36 (11%)

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 Jawhar

- Alyachimet713 people
- Barawadpada712 people
- Khadkhad682 people
- Shivajinagar667 people
- Pimprun626 people
- Rampur598 people
- Chandgaon593 people
- Jayeshwar572 people

[All 109 villages in Jawhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/jawhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangapur?401603
- How far is Gangapur from Thane?117 km by road
- What is the population of Gangapur?636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapur in?Thane district (Jawhar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?45.4% (Census 2011)