# Gundave Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Gundave

Gundave is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **850 people in 195 households**, the 135th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 850people (2011)
- 195households
- 77.0%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Gundave PIN code and other codes

Gundave falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552374

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

## How far is Gundave from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)122 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)33 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 Gundave?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gundave; 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palghar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar
- ○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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Gundave known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 18% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Gundave

Of every 100 households in Gundave in 2011, 52 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gundave · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

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

**41%

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

**51%

Use banking services ****10%**

**54%

Television ****2%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****96%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gundave?

■ Gundave · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**983

Working population ****64.4%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 67.2% for women. 65% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 311 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 187 (34%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Palghar

- Kukade886 people
- Vitthalwadi881 people
- Mundwali879 people
- Kambode878 people
- Kallale847 people
- Saratodi840 people
- Tighare829 people
- Jayshet820 people

[All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gundave from Thane?122 km by road
- What is the population of Gundave?850 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gundave in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gundave?77.0% (Census 2011)