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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANJANA SANJAY THAPAD
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- LGD code
- 552497
- Pincode
- 401204
- Post office
- Vajreshwari
- Population
- 1,710
- Households
- 325
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1053 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 925
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghotgaon compares
By population, Ghotgaon ranks #55 of 214 villages in Bhiwandi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.8%
−3.3% vs mandal average
- Ghotgaon
- 61.8%
- Bhiwandi mandal
- 65.1%
- Thane district
- 74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,053
+164 vs mandal average
- Ghotgaon
- 1,053
- Bhiwandi mandal
- 889
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Ghotgaon
- 5.3
- Bhiwandi mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghotgaon at a glance
Ghotgaon is a village of 1,710 people in 325 households (Census 2011) in Bhiwandi taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 55th-largest of 214 villages in Bhiwandi taluka. Literacy is 62%, 3 points below the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,053 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 401204, served by Vajreshwari post office; the LGD village code is 552497. The sarpanch is SANJANA SANJAY THAPAD , and the village votes in Akole assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate. The population is estimated at 2,016 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghotgaon
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- 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)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 964
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 231.49
- Forest area (ha)
- 716.35
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghotgaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ghotgaon
- LGD code
- 552497
- Pincode
- 401204
- Post office
- Vajreshwari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,710
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,016
- Households
- 325
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1053
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Akole
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANJANA SANJAY THAPAD
- Block / Mandal
- Bhiwandi
- Nearest police station
- Rajur Police Station (10.2 km)
- Nearest bank
- Corporation Bank (7.6 km)
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- 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, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)