# Galtare Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/galtare/ Village · Vada, Thane # Galtare Galtare is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,474 people in 449 households**, the 6th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,474people (2011) - 449households - 73.7%literacy - 852females per 1,000 males ## Galtare PIN code and other codes Galtare falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVada - Census village code552030 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Galtare from nearby towns? - Vada (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Thane (district HQ)70 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)27 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 Galtare? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Galtare; 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 · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 school10+ km · Guhir - ○Degree college10+ km · Wada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wada - ○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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Galtare known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 47% of the 679 hectares of village land is sown, and 322 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 Galtare Of every 100 households in Galtare in 2011, 52 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Galtare · ■ Vada rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **62% Toilet within the home ****28%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **49% Tap water ****2%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **74% Use banking services ****63%** **55% Television ****22%** **29% Mobile phone ****36%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****40%** **41% Own their home ****92%** **91% 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 Galtare? ■ Galtare · ■ Vada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807** **968 Working population ****47.1%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 62.6% for women. 45% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 249 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (4%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 811 (70%) 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 Vada - Abitghar2,828 people - Varsale2,542 people - Neharoli2,490 people - Gargaon2,479 people - Gorhe2,303 people - Chinchghar2,287 people - Kondhale2,268 people - Khanivali2,137 people [All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Galtare from Thane?70 km by road - What is the population of Galtare?2,474 (Census 2011) - Which district is Galtare in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Galtare?73.7% (Census 2011)