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Gandhare

Wada mandal
Pincode 421303
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ravindra abja khanjode
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LGD code
552074
Pincode
421303
Post office
Wada
Population
1,677
Households
372
Literacy rate
72.9%
Sex ratio
1004 ♀/1000♂
Workers
657
Census 2011 · in context

How Gandhare compares

By population, Gandhare ranks #18 of 168 villages in Wada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
72.9%
+11.7% vs mandal average
Gandhare
72.9%
Wada mandal
61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,004
+62 vs mandal average
Gandhare
1,004
Wada mandal
942
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
Gandhare
4.5
Wada mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Gandhare at a glance

Gandhare is a village of 1,677 people in 372 households (Census 2011) in Wada taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 18th-largest of 168 villages in Wada taluka. Literacy is 73%, 12 points above the taluka average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,004 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 421303, served by Wada post office; the LGD village code is 552074. The sarpanch is ravindra abja khanjode, and the village votes in Shirdi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao. The population is estimated at 1,977 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gandhare

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
20
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
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
Bhiwandi
Distance to nearest town (km)
39
Distance to district HQ (km)
52
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
371
Irrigated area (ha)
278
Forest area (ha)
29

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Gandhare

LGD code
552074
Pincode
421303
Post office
Wada
Population (Census 2011)
1,677
Population (projected 2026)
1,977
Households
372
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1004
Literacy rate
72.9%
Lok Sabha constituency
Shirdi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Shirdi
Member of Parliament
Bhausaheb Wakchaure
Member of Legislative Assembly
Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ravindra abja khanjode
Block / Mandal
Wada
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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