# Gandhare Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/gandhare/ Village · Vada, Thane # Gandhare Gandhare is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,677 people in 372 households**, the 18th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,677people (2011) - 372households - 81.7%literacy - 1,004females per 1,000 males ## Gandhare PIN code and other codes Gandhare falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVada - Census village code552074 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandhare from nearby towns? - Vada (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Thane (district HQ)52 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)39 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 Gandhare? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhare; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vada - ○Degree college10+ km · Vada - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Gandhare known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 75% of the 371 hectares of village land is sown, and 278 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 Gandhare Of every 100 households in Gandhare in 2011, 91 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Gandhare · ■ Vada rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **62% Toilet within the home ****63%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **49% Tap water ****87%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **74% Use banking services ****62%** **55% Television ****53%** **29% Mobile phone ****55%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **3% None of these assets ****25%** **41% Own their home ****84%** **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 Gandhare? ■ Gandhare · ■ Vada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143** **968 Working population ****39.2%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 75.7% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 184 (28%) · **■** Marginal 249 (38%) 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 - Pimpalas1,785 people - Biloshi1,744 people - Vadavali Tarf Poulbar1,739 people - Kelthan1,702 people - Palsai1,640 people - Chambale1,575 people - Pali1,567 people - Kone1,564 people [All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gandhare from Thane?52 km by road - What is the population of Gandhare?1,677 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandhare in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gandhare?81.7% (Census 2011)