# Modgaon Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/modgaon/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Modgaon Modgaon is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **5,360 people in 1,057 households**, the 7th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 5,360people (2011) - 1,057households - 42.5%literacy - 1,081females per 1,000 males ## Modgaon PIN code and other codes Modgaon falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551638 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Modgaon from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)51 km by road - Thane (district HQ)125 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)51 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 Modgaon? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Modgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dqhanu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talasari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Modgaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 27% of the 2,034 hectares of village land is sown, and 559 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 Modgaon Of every 100 households in Modgaon in 2011, 35 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Modgaon · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****35%** **46% Toilet within the home ****14%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **62% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **82% Use banking services ****50%** **40% Television ****8%** **21% Mobile phone ****22%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****54%** **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 Modgaon? ■ Modgaon · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029** **979 Working population ****50.1%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.3% for men and 29.9% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 873 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 928 (35%) · **■** Household industry 92 (3%) · **■** Other work 205 (8%) · **■** Marginal 588 (22%) 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 - Jambugaon7,298 people - Kainad5,706 people - Ambesari5,690 people - Saravali5,402 people - Dhakti Dahanu4,903 people - Rampur4,888 people - Chikhale4,534 people - Charoti4,520 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Modgaon from Thane?125 km by road - What is the population of Modgaon?5,360 (Census 2011) - Which district is Modgaon in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Modgaon?42.5% (Census 2011)