# Gandhinagar Village, Talasari, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/talasari/gandhinagar/ Village · Talasari, Thane # Gandhinagar Gandhinagar is a village in Talasari sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,590 people in 494 households**, the 30th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 2,590people (2011) - 494households - 56.3%literacy - 1,028females per 1,000 males ## Gandhinagar PIN code and other codes Gandhinagar falls in Talasari sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTalasari - Census village code551573 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandhinagar from nearby towns? - Talasari (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Thane (district HQ)110 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)35 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 Gandhinagar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Udhawa - ○Degree college10+ km · Talasari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talasari - ○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 marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - 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 Gandhinagar known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 91% of the 407 hectares of village land is sown, and 362 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 Gandhinagar Of every 100 households in Gandhinagar in 2011, 63 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gandhinagar · ■ Talasari rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **49% Toilet within the home ****59%** **46% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **50% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **88% Use banking services ****64%** **48% Television ****17%** **18% Mobile phone ****23%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****55%** **38% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Gandhinagar? ■ Gandhinagar · ■ Talasari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%** **57.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **1026 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108** **1015 Working population ****49.6%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.0% for men and 42.8% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 619 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (20%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 181 (14%) · **■** Marginal 223 (17%) 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 Talasari - Patilpada3,000 people - Achchhad2,770 people - Girgaon2,735 people - Vevaji2,672 people - Brahmanpada2,571 people - Amagaon2,185 people - Karajgaon1,849 people - Kodad1,819 people [All 46 villages in Talasari](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/talasari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gandhinagar from Thane?110 km by road - What is the population of Gandhinagar?2,590 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandhinagar in?Thane district (Talasari sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gandhinagar?56.3% (Census 2011)