Gorad, Vada, Palghar, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gorad


The village Gorad is located in Vada Tahsil of Palghar District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Vada Community Development Block. The nearest town is Bhiwandi, which is about 22 kilometers away from Gorad.

Travel and Communication for Gorad


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Gorad,
Palghar,
Maharashtra, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gorad


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Gorad is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Gorad is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Gorad


As per available data from the year 2009, 1455 persons live in 315 house holds in the village Gorad. There are 718 female individuals and 737 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.35% and males constitute 50.65% of the total population.

There are 1414 scheduled tribes persons of which 696 are females and 718 are males. Females constitute 49.22% and males constitute 50.78% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 97.18% of the total population.

Population density of Gorad is 413.36 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gorad


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Total area of Gorad is 351.99 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 88.29 ha. About 11.04 ha is un-irrigated area. About 77.25 ha is irrigated area. About 11.04 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 2.68 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 40.49 ha is culturable waste land. About 4.77 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Gorad


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Gorad.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Gorad.

There is a government middle school in the village Gorad.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kudus, which is more than 10 kms away from Gorad.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kudus, which is more than 10 kms away from Gorad.

Colleges in Gorad


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Vada, which is more than 10 kms away from Gorad.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Bhivandi, which is more than 10 kms away from Gorad.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Thane, which is more than 10 kms away from Gorad.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Thane, which is more than 10 kms away from Gorad.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Thane, which is more than 10 kms away from Gorad.

Other Educational Facilities in Gorad


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Vada, which is more than 10 kms away from Gorad.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Thane, which is more than 10 kms away from Gorad.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Thane, which is more than 10 kms away from Gorad.

Healthcare Facilities in Gorad


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Gorad.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Gorad.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Gorad.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Gorad.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Gorad.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Gorad.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Gorad.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Gorad.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Gorad.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Gorad.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Gorad.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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