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- LGD code
- 526308
- Pincode
- 424002
- Post office
- Dhule Jaihind Colony
- Population
- 2,302
- Households
- 442
- Literacy rate
- 46.2%
- Sex ratio
- 978 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,354
- Distance to district centre
- 168 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 202 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 417 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 431 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nandura · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Tarwadi · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghanegaon compares
By population, Ghanegaon ranks #45 of 222 villages in Sakri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.2%
−7.8% vs mandal average
Ghanegaon46.2%
Sakri mandal54.0%
Dhule district63.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
978
+6 vs mandal average
Ghanegaon978
Sakri mandal972
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
Ghanegaon5.2
Sakri mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghanegaon at a glance
Ghanegaon is a village of 2,302 people in 442 households (Census 2011) in Sakri taluka, Dhule district, Maharashtra, the 45th-largest of 222 villages in Sakri taluka. Literacy is 46%, 8 points below the taluka average of 54% and the sex ratio is 978 women per 1,000 men. It lies 168 km from the Dhule district centre, 26 km from Motala, the nearest town, 11 km from Nandura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 424002, served by Dhule Jaihind Colony post office; the LGD village code is 526308. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Tarwadi, 11 km away. The village votes in Dhule Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raghavendra (Ramdada) Manohar Patil. The population is estimated at 2,714 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghanegaon
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DHULE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 37
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 507.31
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 424.89
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghanegaon
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Key facts — Ghanegaon
- LGD code
- 526308
- Pincode
- 424002
- Post office
- Dhule Jaihind Colony
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,302
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,714
- Households
- 442
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 978
- Literacy rate
- 46.2%
- Coordinates
- 20.74409°N, 76.44930°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhule
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhule Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Bachhav Shobha Dinesh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Raghavendra (Ramdada) Manohar Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Sakri
Getting there
How to reach Ghanegaon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai417 kmcapital
- Hyderabad431 km
- Bengaluru873 km
- Delhi878 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNandura11 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Tarwadi11 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India10 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum28 km
- CollegeShri Dnyaneshwar Maskuji Burunale College27 km
- Police stationPolice Station - Malkapur City30 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Ghanegaon
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)