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

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Dhaniwari

Dhaniwari is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,390 people in 303 households**, the 103rd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,390people (2011)
- 303households
- 33.8%literacy
- 1,122females per 1,000 males

## Dhaniwari PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551676

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

## How far is Dhaniwari from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)110 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)34 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 Dhaniwari?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dhaniwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Kasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dahanu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangaon
- ○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

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Dhaniwari known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 21% of the 1,233 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 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 Dhaniwari

Of every 100 households in Dhaniwari in 2011, 14 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhaniwari · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**62%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**26%

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

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**82%

Use banking services ****44%**

**40%

Television ****3%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****73%**

**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 Dhaniwari?

■ Dhaniwari · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.8%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**979

Working population ****49.9%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.0% for men and 25.0% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 493 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (23%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%)

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

- Kapshi1,439 people
- Jalwai1,405 people
- Paraswadi1,399 people
- Naruli1,398 people
- Diwashi1,380 people
- Ganeshbag1,365 people
- Varoti1,365 people
- Gangodi1,363 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhaniwari from Thane?110 km by road
- What is the population of Dhaniwari?1,390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhaniwari in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhaniwari?33.8% (Census 2011)