# Gawali Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Gawali

Gawali is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **943 people in 217 households**, the 71st largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 943people (2011)
- 217households
- 71.9%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Gawali PIN code and other codes

Gawali falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553277

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

## How far is Gawali from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)76 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)40 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 Gawali?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dongarvhave
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Gawali known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 66% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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 Gawali

Of every 100 households in Gawali in 2011, 91 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gawali · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****44%**

**62%

Television ****11%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Gawali?

■ Gawali · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**954

Working population ****61.2%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 57.3% for women. 60% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 335 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (32%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 45 (8%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Murbad

- Khateghar963 people
- Singapur957 people
- Kharshet Umbroli953 people
- Rampur945 people
- Nhave928 people
- Kedurli919 people
- Thakare Nagar913 people
- Nevalpada912 people

[All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gawali from Thane?76 km by road
- What is the population of Gawali?943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gawali in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gawali?71.9% (Census 2011)