# Kasara Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/kasara/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Kasara Kasara is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,954 people in 425 households**, the 63rd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 1,954people (2011) - 425households - 55.8%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Kasara PIN code and other codes Kasara falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551598 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kasara from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Thane (district HQ)90 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)6 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 Kasara? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kasara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 · Masoli - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vadkun - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Kasara known for? The main crops are **rice and chikoo**. About 99% of the 1,137 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,058 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 Kasara Of every 100 households in Kasara in 2011, 22 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kasara · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****22%** **46% Toilet within the home ****83%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **62% Tap water ****1%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **82% Use banking services ****10%** **40% Television ****8%** **21% Mobile phone ****10%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****74%** **48% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kasara? ■ Kasara · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **979 Working population ****47.4%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.4% for men and 45.5% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (22%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 398 (43%) · **■** Marginal 287 (31%) 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 - Nikane1,975 people - Ganjad1,966 people - Kandarwadi1,965 people - Raipada1,964 people - Somanath1,940 people - Chari Tarf Kotebi1,927 people - Shisne1,910 people - Tawa1,905 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kasara from Thane?90 km by road - What is the population of Kasara?1,954 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kasara in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kasara?55.8% (Census 2011)