# Ashagad Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/ashagad/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Ashagad Ashagad is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401602**. The 2011 Census counted **4,160 people in 824 households**, the 14th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 4,160people (2011) - 824households - 76.1%literacy - 401602PIN code ## Ashagad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ashagad is 401602.** Ashagad falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401602 - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551608 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ashagad from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thane (district HQ)109 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)10 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 Ashagad? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Ashagad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Wadkun - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wangaon - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Ashagad known for? The main crops are **rice, coconut and chikoo**. About 44% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Ashagad Of every 100 households in Ashagad in 2011, 79 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Ashagad · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **46% Toilet within the home ****49%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **62% Tap water ****6%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **82% Use banking services ****55%** **40% Television ****42%** **21% Mobile phone ****53%** **28% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **48% Own their home ****65%** **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 Ashagad? ■ Ashagad · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1119** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1110** **979 Working population ****37.6%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 71.8% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 90 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (12%) · **■** Household industry 56 (4%) · **■** Other work 921 (59%) · **■** Marginal 309 (20%) 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 - Chikhale4,534 people - Charoti4,520 people - Kosbad4,479 people - Gholwad4,403 people - Vankas4,019 people - Agwan3,993 people - Dhamanagaon3,905 people - Nagzari3,720 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ashagad?401602 - How far is Ashagad from Thane?109 km by road - What is the population of Ashagad?4,160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ashagad in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ashagad?76.1% (Census 2011)