Gandhinagar, Palghar

Gandhinagar
village
Gandhinagar Location in Maharashtra, India
Gandhinagar Location in India
Coordinates: 20°06′07″N 72°58′32″E / 20.1018539°N 72.9755829°ECoordinates: 20°06′07″N 72°58′32″E / 20.1018539°N 72.9755829°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Palghar
Taluka	Talasari
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,590
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
2011 census code	551573

Gandhinagar is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Talasari taluka.^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Gandhinagar has 494 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 56.3%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	2590	1277	1313
Children aged below 6 years	430	204	226
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	2558	1258	1300
Literates	1216	751	465
Workers (all)	1284	688	596
Main workers (total)	1061	579	482
Main workers: Cultivators	619	338	281
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	255	122	133
Main workers: Household industry workers	6	1	5
Main workers: Other	181	118	63
Marginal workers (total)	223	109	114
Marginal workers: Cultivators	17	13	4
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	130	50	80
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	76	46	30
Non-workers	1306	589	717

References

1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
2. "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 2015-08-17.