Gholwad is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1] It is famous for its production of quality chickoos.
Gholwad
Gholvad, Golwad | |
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village | |
  Gholwad Location in Maharashtra, India  Gholwad Gholwad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°04′49″N 72°43′49″E / 20.0803294°N 72.730405°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,403 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 401702 |
| STD Code | 2528 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-48 |
| 2011 census code | 551583 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Mumbai |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32 °C (90 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 25 °C (77 °F) |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Gholwad has population of 4403. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 82.59%.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.