# Gundale Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/gundale/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Gundale Gundale is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,409 people in 734 households**, the 16th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 3,409people (2011) - 734households - 62.0%literacy - 1,004females per 1,000 males ## Gundale PIN code and other codes Gundale falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552241 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gundale from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Thane (district HQ)142 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)17 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 Gundale? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gundale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lalode - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Boisar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Gundale known for? The main crops are **grass and rice**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Gundale Of every 100 households in Gundale in 2011, 34 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gundale · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****34%** **74% Toilet within the home ****22%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **43% Tap water ****28%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **51% Use banking services ****23%** **54% Television ****23%** **44% Mobile phone ****25%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****13%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****39%** **29% Own their home ****92%** **88% 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 Gundale? ■ Gundale · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **983 Working population ****44.7%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 49.3% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 134 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 360 (24%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 397 (26%) · **■** Marginal 625 (41%) 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 Palghar - Umroli4,011 people - Kolawade3,692 people - Barhanpur3,522 people - Kurgaon3,513 people - Nanivali3,288 people - Haloli3,260 people - Edwan3,188 people - Saware3,115 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gundale from Thane?142 km by road - What is the population of Gundale?3,409 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gundale in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gundale?62.0% (Census 2011)