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

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Gorad

Gorad is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,455 people in 315 households**, the 30th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,455people (2011)
- 315households
- 55.5%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Gorad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552096

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

## How far is Gorad from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)22 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 Gorad?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gorad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kudus
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vada
- ○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 waterhand pumps
- 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 Gorad known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 25% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Gorad

Of every 100 households in Gorad in 2011, 67 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorad · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**74%

Use banking services ****27%**

**55%

Television ****17%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****48%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gorad?

■ Gorad · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**968

Working population ****58.8%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 45.8% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (5%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (9%) · **■** Marginal 652 (76%)

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

- Kambare1,532 people
- Sapane Kh.1,494 people
- Musarne1,481 people
- Ujjaini1,477 people
- Kalambhai1,445 people
- Nane1,397 people
- Nandani Gaigotha1,396 people
- Kanchad1,371 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorad from Thane?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gorad?1,455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorad in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gorad?55.5% (Census 2011)