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

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Mhasad

Mhasad is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 74 households**, the 169th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 422people (2011)
- 74households
- 50.8%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Mhasad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551705

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

## How far is Mhasad from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)102 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)32 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 Mhasad?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mhasad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Mhasad known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include kerosenee. About 38% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Mhasad

Of every 100 households in Mhasad in 2011, 62 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mhasad · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**62%

Tap water ****4%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**82%

Use banking services ****70%**

**40%

Television ****9%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**48%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Mhasad?

■ Mhasad · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**979

Working population ****45.7%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 40.0% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 160 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 21 (11%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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

- Chari Tarf Jamshet464 people
- Vadade458 people
- Nandare444 people
- Patilpada441 people
- Tornipada284 people
- Sasvand266 people
- Bhavadi201 people
- Shelti154 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mhasad from Thane?102 km by road
- What is the population of Mhasad?422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mhasad in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mhasad?50.8% (Census 2011)