Ganeshnagar observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
By population, Ganeshnagar ranks #5 of 109 villages in Jawhar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ganeshnagar is a village of 2,481 people in 563 households (Census 2011) in Jawhar taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 5th-largest of 109 villages in Jawhar taluka. Literacy is 73%, 28 points above the taluka average of 45% and the sex ratio is 947 women per 1,000 men. It lies 186 km from the Palghar district centre, 7 km from Kasoda, the nearest town, 13 km from Mhasavad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 401603, served by Jawhar post office; the LGD village code is 551918. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital Erondol, 6 km away. The sarpanch is kalpesh vinayak raut, and the village votes in Yevla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chhagan Bhujbal. The population is estimated at 2,925 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kasatwadi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganeshnagar · this village | 2,481 | 73% | — |
| Khadke Sim · Erandol | 593 | 58% | 0.7 km W |
| Vankothe · Erandol | 1,302 | 73% | 3.1 km SW |
| Galapur · Erandol | 1,027 | 50% | 3.4 km SE |
| Javkhede Sim · Erandol | 2,007 | 69% | 5.7 km S |
| Bodarde · Amalner | 1,578 | 54% | 5.9 km NE |
| Kharde · Amalner | 391 | 68% | 5.9 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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