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

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Ghonsai

Ghonsai is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **976 people in 207 households**, the 63rd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 976people (2011)
- 207households
- 76.8%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Ghonsai PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552109

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

## How far is Ghonsai from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)82 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)31 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 Ghonsai?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghonsai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chinchgfhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chinchghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Ghonsai known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 59% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Ghonsai

Of every 100 households in Ghonsai in 2011, 77 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ghonsai · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**74%

Use banking services ****65%**

**55%

Television ****51%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**41%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Ghonsai?

■ Ghonsai · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**968

Working population ****52.3%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 67.7% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 177 (35%) · **■** Marginal 308 (60%)

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

- Parali1,003 people
- Vijaygad993 people
- Pimparoli991 people
- Met989 people
- Suponde976 people
- Mangathane967 people
- Guhir963 people
- Abje949 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghonsai from Thane?82 km by road
- What is the population of Ghonsai?976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghonsai in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghonsai?76.8% (Census 2011)