# Gaurapur Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Gaurapur

Gaurapur is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,558 people in 328 households**, the 23rd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,558people (2011)
- 328households
- 58.2%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Gaurapur PIN code and other codes

Gaurapur falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552051

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

## How far is Gaurapur from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)61 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)29 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 Gaurapur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gaurapur; 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
- ●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 · Khanivali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wada
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gaurapur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 73% of the 638 hectares of village land is sown, and 465 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 Gaurapur

Of every 100 households in Gaurapur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gaurapur · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**49%

Tap water ****33%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**74%

Use banking services ****48%**

**55%

Television ****30%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****33%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gaurapur?

■ Gaurapur · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**968

Working population ****60.3%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 51.6% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (42%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 141 (15%) · **■** Marginal 368 (39%)

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

- Palsai1,640 people
- Chambale1,575 people
- Pali1,567 people
- Kone1,564 people
- Tuse1,548 people
- Posheri1,533 people
- Kambare1,532 people
- Sapane Kh.1,494 people

[All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaurapur from Thane?61 km by road
- What is the population of Gaurapur?1,558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurapur in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurapur?58.2% (Census 2011)