Gandhinagar, Palghar
Village in Maharashtra
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Gandhinagar is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Talasari taluka.[1]
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  Gandhinagar Location in Maharashtra, India  Gandhinagar Gandhinagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 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 | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551573 |
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]
| 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 |