# Dehen Village, Mhasla, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mhasla, Raigarh 

# Dehen

Dehen is a village in Mhasla sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 86 households**, the 56th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 273people (2011)
- 86households
- 66.4%literacy
- 2,329females per 1,000 males

## Dehen PIN code and other codes

Dehen falls in Mhasla sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMhasla
- Census village code554920

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dehen from nearby towns?

- Mhasla (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)80 km by road
- Shrivardhan (nearest town)26 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 Dehen?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dehen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mhasla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mhasla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mhasla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Dehen known for?

About 9% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Dehen

Of every 100 households in Dehen in 2011, 81 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dehen · ■ Mhasla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**11%

Tap water ****100%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****65%**

**54%

Television ****18%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Dehen?

■ Dehen · ■ Mhasla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****2329**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2714**

**969

Working population ****59.0%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 62.2% for women. 51% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (17%) · **■** Marginal 64 (40%)

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 Mhasla

- Pandare305 people
- Pedhambe302 people
- Kokbal279 people
- Lep275 people
- Kole269 people
- Rudravat268 people
- Newarul249 people
- Dagadghoom247 people

[All 83 villages in Mhasla](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/mhasla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dehen from Alibag?80 km by road
- What is the population of Dehen?273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dehen in?Raigarh district (Mhasla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dehen?66.4% (Census 2011)