# Diwashi Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Diwashi

Diwashi is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,380 people in 318 households**, the 104th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,380people (2011)
- 318households
- 19.7%literacy
- 1,226females per 1,000 males

## Diwashi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551630

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

## How far is Diwashi from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)60 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 Diwashi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 school5–10 km · Udhawa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bordi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wangaon
- ○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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Diwashi known for?

About 13% of the 741 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Diwashi

Of every 100 households in Diwashi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Diwashi · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**26%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****27%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****93%**

**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 Diwashi?

■ Diwashi · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.7%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1226**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**979

Working population ****54.6%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 24.2% for men and 16.4% for women. 51% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (11%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 461 (61%)

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

- Jalwai1,405 people
- Paraswadi1,399 people
- Naruli1,398 people
- Dhaniwari1,390 people
- Ganeshbag1,365 people
- Varoti1,365 people
- Gangodi1,363 people
- Vadhane1,357 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Diwashi from Thane?40 km by road
- What is the population of Diwashi?1,380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Diwashi in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Diwashi?19.7% (Census 2011)