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

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Village · Jawhar, Thane 

# Gorthan

Gorthan is a village in Jawhar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401603**. The 2011 Census counted **932 people in 220 households**, the 64th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 932people (2011)
- 220households
- 66.2%literacy
- 401603PIN code

## Gorthan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code401603
- Community development blockJawhar
- Census village code551896

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

## How far is Gorthan from nearby towns?

- Jawhar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)113 km by road
- Jawhar (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 Gorthan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gorthan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jawhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nasik
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Jawhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Gorthan known for?

The main crops are **rice and nagli**. About 55% of the 728 hectares of village land is sown, and 383 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 Gorthan

Of every 100 households in Gorthan in 2011, 59 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gorthan · ■ Jawhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**76%

Tap water ****49%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**91%

Use banking services ****31%**

**51%

Television ****20%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**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 Gorthan?

■ Gorthan · ■ Jawhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****638**

**1007

Working population ****55.8%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 57.4% for women. 52% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 297 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (7%) · **■** Marginal 138 (27%)

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

- Shivaji Nagar1,019 people
- Suryanagar957 people
- Shiroshi942 people
- Jamsar939 people
- Kashivali Tarf Dengachimet928 people
- Garadwadi915 people
- Aine908 people
- Kadachimet893 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorthan?401603
- How far is Gorthan from Thane?113 km by road
- What is the population of Gorthan?932 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorthan in?Thane district (Jawhar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gorthan?66.2% (Census 2011)