# Dighashi Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Dighashi

Dighashi is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421302**. The 2011 Census counted **2,296 people in 486 households**, the 30th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 2,296people (2011)
- 486households
- 78.4%literacy
- 421302PIN code

## Dighashi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dighashi is 421302.** Dighashi falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code421302
- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552551

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

## How far is Dighashi from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)39 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)22 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 Dighashi?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Dighashi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sidko
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhiwandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Dighashi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 71% of the 754 hectares of village land is sown, and 539 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 Dighashi

Of every 100 households in Dighashi in 2011, 74 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dighashi · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**46%

Tap water ****2%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**52%

Use banking services ****53%**

**58%

Television ****42%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****37%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**80%

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 Dighashi?

■ Dighashi · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**921

Working population ****43.7%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 71.2% for women. 54% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (15%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 242 (24%) · **■** Marginal 401 (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 Bhiwandi

- Shivajinagar2,690 people
- Amane2,683 people
- Vajreshwari2,414 people
- Lonad2,409 people
- Gorsai2,274 people
- Thakurgaon2,259 people
- Pimpalner2,258 people
- Usgaon2,257 people

[All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dighashi?421302
- How far is Dighashi from Thane?39 km by road
- What is the population of Dighashi?2,296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighashi in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dighashi?78.4% (Census 2011)
