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About Gowade Village

Gowade is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 521 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Pincode 401404
Area (hectares) 423.22 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 521
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gowade compares

By the 2011 count Gowade is the 116th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 423.22 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Gowade

Gowade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gowade as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gargaon, Ghatim, Ghivali and Girale. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gowade

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowade village had a population of 1,042. That makes it the 116th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Gowade village has 521 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowade has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Gowade is 401404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowade covers 423.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gowade falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gowade notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gowade.

Gowade is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gowade today is likely to be higher.

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