# Gorhe Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/gorhe/ Village · Vada, Thane # Gorhe Gorhe is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,303 people in 512 households**, the 7th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,303people (2011) - 512households - 72.1%literacy - 1,006females per 1,000 males ## Gorhe PIN code and other codes Gorhe falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVada - Census village code552040 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gorhe from nearby towns? - Vada (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thane (district HQ)60 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)33 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 Gorhe? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Gorhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 school5–10 km · Wada - ○Degree college10+ km · Wada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pali - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Gorhe known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 69% of the 465 hectares of village land is sown, and 320 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 Gorhe Of every 100 households in Gorhe in 2011, 71 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Gorhe · ■ Vada rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **62% Toilet within the home ****44%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **49% Tap water ****51%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **74% Use banking services ****70%** **55% Television ****45%** **29% Mobile phone ****48%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****26%** **41% Own their home ****94%** **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 Gorhe? ■ Gorhe · ■ Vada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **968 Working population ****44.1%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 63.5% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (12%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 281 (28%) · **■** Marginal 513 (50%) 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 - Varsale2,542 people - Neharoli2,490 people - Gargaon2,479 people - Galtare2,474 people - Chinchghar2,287 people - Kondhale2,268 people - Khanivali2,137 people - Kharivali Tarf Kohoj2,019 people [All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gorhe from Thane?60 km by road - What is the population of Gorhe?2,303 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorhe in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gorhe?72.1% (Census 2011)