# Dasgaon Village, Mahad, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/mahad/dasgaon/ Village · Mahad, Raigarh # Dasgaon Dasgaon is a village in Mahad sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,414 people in 721 households**, the 1st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 3,414people (2011) - 721households - 78.6%literacy - 1,060females per 1,000 males ## Dasgaon PIN code and other codes Dasgaon falls in Mahad sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMahad - Census village code555050 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dasgaon from nearby towns? - Mahad (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)113 km by road - Mahad (nearest town)6 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 Dasgaon? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Dasgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dasgaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahad - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahad - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Dasgaon known for? Products made here include pottery making and burud kam. About 51% of the 994 hectares of village land is sown, and 508 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 Dasgaon Of every 100 households in Dasgaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dasgaon · ■ Mahad rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****43%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **28% Tap water ****65%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **70% Use banking services ****47%** **54% Television ****47%** **42% Mobile phone ****53%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****31%** **29% Own their home ****83%** **88% 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 Dasgaon? ■ Dasgaon · ■ Mahad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **1059 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **957 Working population ****32.9%** **42.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 72.3% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (2%) · **■** Household industry 46 (4%) · **■** Other work 277 (25%) · **■** Marginal 711 (63%) 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 Mahad - Wahoor3,394 people - Kharvali2,782 people - Warandh2,547 people - Chambharkhind2,462 people [All 181 villages in Mahad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/mahad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dasgaon from Alibag?113 km by road - What is the population of Dasgaon?3,414 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dasgaon in?Raigarh district (Mahad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dasgaon?78.6% (Census 2011)