# Bandhghar Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/bandhghar/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Bandhghar Bandhghar is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,103 people in 255 households**, the 132nd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 1,103people (2011) - 255households - 57.2%literacy - 1,129females per 1,000 males ## Bandhghar PIN code and other codes Bandhghar falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551662 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bandhghar from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Thane (district HQ)110 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)40 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 Bandhghar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bandhghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 · Vangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 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 Bandhghar known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 38% of the 477 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Bandhghar Of every 100 households in Bandhghar in 2011, 80 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bandhghar · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **46% Toilet within the home ****56%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **62% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **82% Use banking services ****60%** **40% Television ****14%** **21% Mobile phone ****14%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****65%** **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 Bandhghar? ■ Bandhghar · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1129** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159** **979 Working population ****65.0%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 43.1% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 369 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 270 (38%) 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 - Deur1,114 people - Osarwadi1,112 people - Dedale1,109 people - Khambale1,104 people - Urse1,095 people - Kosesari1,092 people - Ashte1,075 people - Tadiyale1,062 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bandhghar from Thane?110 km by road - What is the population of Bandhghar?1,103 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bandhghar in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bandhghar?57.2% (Census 2011)