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

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Dabhon

Dabhon is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,444 people in 670 households**, the 22nd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 3,444people (2011)
- 670households
- 45.3%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Dabhon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551701

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

## How far is Dabhon from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)108 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)18 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 Dabhon?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Dabhon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dahanu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bordi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wangaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Dabhon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 28% of the 1,802 hectares of village land is sown, and 509 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 Dabhon

Of every 100 households in Dabhon in 2011, 30 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dabhon · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****18%**

**40%

Television ****8%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****55%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dabhon?

■ Dabhon · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.3%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**979

Working population ****51.0%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.7% for men and 32.0% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 670 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 577 (33%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 136 (8%) · **■** Marginal 347 (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

- Nagzari3,720 people
- Bhisenagar3,693 people
- Dapchari3,645 people
- Halapada3,582 people
- Sakhare3,354 people
- Chalani3,313 people
- Junnarpada3,245 people
- Gangangaon3,224 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dabhon from Thane?108 km by road
- What is the population of Dabhon?3,444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dabhon in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dabhon?45.3% (Census 2011)