# Dahigaon Village, Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/nandgaon-khandeshwar/dahigaon/ Village · Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati # Dahigaon Dahigaon is a village in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,389 people in 340 households**, the 28th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 1,389people (2011) - 340households - 85.4%literacy - 970females per 1,000 males ## Dahigaon PIN code and other codes Dahigaon falls in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNandgaon-Khandeshwar - Census village code533021 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? - Mund Nishankrao (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)25 km by road - Amravati (nearest town)25 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dahigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hivara Bk. - ○Degree college10+ km · Vadnera - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 94% of the 1,006 hectares of village land is sown, and 848 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, 85 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dahigaon · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **80% Toilet within the home ****45%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **61% Tap water ****95%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **89% Use banking services ****90%** **54% Television ****37%** **35% Mobile phone ****48%** **31% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **42% Own their home ****91%** **92% 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 · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **916 Working population ****53.1%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 79.3% for women. 62% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 634 (86%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) 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 Nandgaon-Khandeshwar - Hiwara Bk1,480 people - Mokhad1,454 people - Waghoda1,422 people - Watpur1,414 people - Dhawalsari1,332 people - Wadura1,327 people - Januna1,310 people - Shivara1,304 people [All 161 villages in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/nandgaon-khandeshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dahigaon from Amravati?25 km by road - What is the population of Dahigaon?1,389 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dahigaon in?Amravati district (Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dahigaon?85.4% (Census 2011)