# Ghaneghar Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Ghaneghar

Ghaneghar is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,056 people in 218 households**, the 52nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 1,056people (2011)
- 218households
- 54.1%literacy
- 1,160females per 1,000 males

## Ghaneghar PIN code and other codes

Ghaneghar falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551811

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

## How far is Ghaneghar from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)49 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)95 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)25 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 Ghaneghar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghaneghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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 · Manor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Onde
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikramgad
- ○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 · 15 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 Ghaneghar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 42% of the 1,774 hectares of village land is sown, and 738 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 Ghaneghar

Of every 100 households in Ghaneghar in 2011, 52 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghaneghar · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****27%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**54%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Ghaneghar?

■ Ghaneghar · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1160**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**966

Working population ****58.7%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 46.3% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 212 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (55%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 50 (8%)

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 Vikramgad

- Moho Bk.1,113 people
- Medhi1,094 people
- Bhanapur1,090 people
- Shavate1,066 people
- Varanwadi1,054 people
- Vilshet1,052 people
- Moho Kh.1,050 people
- Pochade1,046 people

[All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghaneghar from Thane?95 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaneghar?1,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaneghar in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaneghar?54.1% (Census 2011)