# Ghotsai Village, Kalyan, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/kalyan/ghotsai/ Village · Kalyan, Thane # Ghotsai Ghotsai is a village in Kalyan sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,902 people in 566 households**, the 16th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%. - 2,902people (2011) - 566households - 81.7%literacy - 995females per 1,000 males ## Ghotsai PIN code and other codes Ghotsai falls in Kalyan sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKalyan - Census village code552950 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghotsai from nearby towns? - Kalyan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thane (district HQ)38 km by road - Kalyan (nearest town)20 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 Ghotsai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ghotsai; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Goveli - ○Degree college10+ km · Goveli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambernath - ○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 marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Ghotsai known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 57% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 Ghotsai Of every 100 households in Ghotsai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ghotsai · ■ Kalyan rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****26%** **67% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **16% Tap water ****32%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **20% Use banking services ****52%** **70% Television ****54%** **71% Mobile phone ****62%** **79% Computer with internet ****0%** **7% Two-wheeler ****23%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****26%** **10% Own their home ****98%** **62% 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 Ghotsai? ■ Ghotsai · ■ Kalyan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **86.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **860 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021** **917 Working population ****31.8%** **39.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 71.6% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 207 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (8%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 502 (54%) · **■** Marginal 123 (13%) 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 Kalyan - Mangaon6,612 people - Varp5,287 people - Khadavali5,234 people - Hedutane3,444 people - Katai2,558 people - Rayate2,516 people - Vaveghar2,481 people - Phalegaon2,263 people [All 86 villages in Kalyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/kalyan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghotsai from Thane?38 km by road - What is the population of Ghotsai?2,902 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghotsai in?Thane district (Kalyan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ghotsai?81.7% (Census 2011)