# Dahigaon Village, Chandurbazar, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandurbazar/dahigaon/ Village · Chandurbazar, Amravati # Dahigaon Dahigaon is a village in Chandurbazar sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,556 people in 397 households**, the 28th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.5%. - 1,556people (2011) - 397households - 86.2%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Dahigaon PIN code and other codes Dahigaon falls in Chandurbazar sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChandurbazar - Census village code532143 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dahigaon from nearby towns? - Chandurbazar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)30 km by road - Chandurbazar (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Dahigaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dahigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Asegaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Amravati - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dahigaon known for? About 89% of the 917 hectares of village land is sown, and 788 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Dahigaon Of every 100 households in Dahigaon in 2011, 82 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dahigaon · ■ Chandurbazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **84% Toilet within the home ****48%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **42% Tap water ****98%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **86% Use banking services ****59%** **48% Television ****39%** **39% Mobile phone ****25%** **34% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **38% Own their home ****95%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Dahigaon? ■ Dahigaon · ■ Chandurbazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%** **87.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **946 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **947 Working population ****53.6%** **43.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 81.0% for women. 62% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 114 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 549 (66%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (6%) · **■** Marginal 114 (14%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Chandurbazar - Takarkheda1,720 people - Borala1,713 people - Pimpri Thugaon1,641 people - Jawla1,622 people - Jasapur1,540 people - Belaj1,503 people - Wadura1,475 people - Surali1,457 people [All 169 villages in Chandurbazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandurbazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dahigaon from Amravati?30 km by road - What is the population of Dahigaon?1,556 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dahigaon in?Amravati district (Chandurbazar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dahigaon?86.2% (Census 2011)