Gandhare is a revenue village in Wada taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra. It had a population of 1,677 in 372 households (Census 2011).
Wada taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra.
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Gandhare is a village in Wada taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra. At the 2011 Census it had 1,677 people in 372 households, with a literacy rate of 81.7%. It is administered by the Gandhare gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 421303.
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Gandhare is in the Gandhare (गांध्रे) gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Gandhare ranks #18 of 168 inhabited villages in Wada taluka.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Gandhare is a village of 1,677 people in 372 households (Census 2011) in Wada taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 18th of 168 inhabited villages in Wada taluka by population. Literacy is 81.7%, 10.8 points above the taluka figure of 70.9%, and the sex ratio is 1,004 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 421303; the LGD village code is 552074. The population is estimated at about 1,930 in 2026 (+15.1% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Gandhare →
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Maharashtra's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+15.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Palghar district, not figures for Gandhare.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Palghar district, not figures for Gandhare.
1,32,157 of 4,16,153 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 4,377 habitation rows in 8 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 2,93,973 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 15 km, from the mapped villages of its mandal — not the exact site of Gandhare. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Gandhare · 19.5939° N, 73.0896° E
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District Administration, Palghar · 7 Oct 2026
District Administration, Palghar · 7 Oct 2026
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District Administration, Ahilyanagar · 26 Oct 2026
District Administration, Bhandara · 19 Oct 2026
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Apply by 31 Oct 2026
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Gandhare isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Wada taluka, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Bank · No map location — listed by district
FF, GAURI COMPLEX-II, KHANDESHWARI NAKA, BHIWANDI WADA ROAD, TALUKA- WADA, DIST, THANE 421303
Bank · No map location — listed by district
HDFC BANK LTD SHOP NO 113 AND 114 NILKANTH APARTMENT 1ST FLOOR AT POTAL WADA WADA MAHARASHTRA 421303
Bank · No map location — listed by district
SHOP NO.1 TO 6,GAURI COMPLEX,KHADESHWARI NAKA,WADA-421303
Bank · No map location — listed by district
DISTTHANE MAHARASHTRA 421303
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DAHE SOCIETY BUILDING, LST FLOOR, MAIN ROAD, OPP.KAILASH TALKIES AT & POST.TALUKA-WADA, PIN-421303
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WADA BRANCH WADA MAHARASHTRA
Hospital
At:Bavkhal Nityanad Petrol Pump, Kaner
Primary / community health centre
Near Gorha Police station
Primary / community health centre
Near Police Station, Parali
Primary / community health centre
Devgaon
Temple
Place of worship
Place of worship
Bus stop
Bus stop
Petrol pump
Petrol pump
Petrol pump
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Gandhare is a village in Wada taluka of Palghar district, Maharashtra, India.
Gandhare is in Palghar district of Maharashtra.
Gandhare comes under the Gandhare gram panchayat.
Gandhare is written गांधरे.
The pincode of Gandhare, Wada, Palghar is 421303.
As per the 2011 Census, Gandhare had a population of 1,677 (837 males and 840 females).
Gandhare had 372 households at the 2011 Census.
Gandhare covers about 371 hectares.
The literacy rate of Gandhare was 81.7% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Gandhare had 1,004 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Gandhare is in the Bhiwandi Lok Sabha constituency.
Balya Mama - Suresh Gopinath Mhatre (Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar) won the Bhiwandi Lok Sabha seat, which includes Gandhare, in 2024.
Gandhare is in the BhiwandiRural assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Shantaram Tukaram More (Shiv Sena) won the BhiwandiRural assembly seat, which includes Gandhare, in 2024.
Gandhare is in the Wada development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Gandhare is 552074 and its Census 2011 village code is 552074.
Villages near Gandhare include Budhavali (within ~15 km), Gunj (within ~15 km), Tilgaon (within ~15 km), Sapane Kh. (within ~15 km), Abitghar (within ~15 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Gandhare's Census 2011 population of 1,677 by Maharashtra's official RGI projection (+15.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 1,930 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Gandhare has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Palghar district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 29 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice · 1009 Kar | APMC Palghar | 4,850 | 4,850 | 4,850 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Rice · 1009 Kar | APMC VASAI | 2,795 | 3,890 | 3,350 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Wheat | APMC Palghar | 3,400 | 3,400 | 3,400 | 28 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Gandhare's shops. Best mandi price near Gandhare →
Distances are approximate (the mapped villages of its mandal).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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