# Gokulgaon Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Gokulgaon

Gokulgaon is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **695 people in 108 households**, the 145th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 695people (2011)
- 108households
- 83.3%literacy
- 815females per 1,000 males

## Gokulgaon PIN code and other codes

Gokulgaon falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552890

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

## How far is Gokulgaon from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)38 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 Gokulgaon?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Gokulgaon known for?

The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gokulgaon

Of every 100 households in Gokulgaon in 2011, 83 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gokulgaon · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**81%

Use banking services ****80%**

**60%

Television ****17%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****64%**

**43%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gokulgaon?

■ Gokulgaon · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****815**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**950

Working population ****34.5%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 73.7% for women. 37% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 94 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (28%) · **■** Other work 27 (11%) · **■** Marginal 52 (22%)

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 Shahapur

- Taharpur714 people
- Kukambhe707 people
- Thile703 people
- Walshet700 people
- Dapur689 people
- Umbarkhand677 people
- Valmiknagar666 people
- Jambhulwad665 people

[All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gokulgaon from Thane?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gokulgaon?695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokulgaon in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gokulgaon?83.3% (Census 2011)