# Alkapur Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Alkapur

Alkapur is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,195 people in 223 households**, the 126th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,195people (2011)
- 223households
- 33.5%literacy
- 1,057females per 1,000 males

## Alkapur PIN code and other codes

Alkapur falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551633

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

## How far is Alkapur from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)128 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)62 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 Alkapur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Alkapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bordi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talasari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Alkapur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Alkapur

Of every 100 households in Alkapur in 2011, 44 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alkapur · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**26%

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

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**82%

Use banking services ****30%**

**40%

Television ****4%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****78%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Alkapur?

■ Alkapur · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.5%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**979

Working population ****59.0%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.3% for men and 28.2% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 303 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 298 (42%)

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 Dahanu

- Karanjvira1,213 people
- Gadchinchale1,208 people
- Ghadane1,202 people
- Motgaon1,199 people
- Motapada1,149 people
- Deur1,114 people
- Osarwadi1,112 people
- Dedale1,109 people

[All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Alkapur from Thane?128 km by road
- What is the population of Alkapur?1,195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alkapur in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Alkapur?33.5% (Census 2011)