# Raipada Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/raipada/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Raipada Raipada is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,964 people in 422 households**, the 62nd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 1,964people (2011) - 422households - 78.0%literacy - 1,000females per 1,000 males ## Raipada PIN code and other codes Raipada falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551601 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raipada from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Thane (district HQ)85 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 Raipada? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Raipada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary 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 · Dahanu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dahau - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Raipada known for? The main crops are **rice, coconut and chikoo**. About 41% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Raipada Of every 100 households in Raipada in 2011, 65 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Raipada · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **46% Toilet within the home ****40%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **62% Tap water ****22%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **82% Use banking services ****61%** **40% Television ****45%** **21% Mobile phone ****46%** **28% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **48% Own their home ****98%** **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 Raipada? ■ Raipada · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **979 Working population ****38.8%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 72.9% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (21%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 475 (62%) · **■** Marginal 62 (8%) 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 - Shensari2,001 people - Nikane1,975 people - Ganjad1,966 people - Kandarwadi1,965 people - Kasara1,954 people - Somanath1,940 people - Chari Tarf Kotebi1,927 people - Shisne1,910 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Raipada from Thane?85 km by road - What is the population of Raipada?1,964 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raipada in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Raipada?78.0% (Census 2011)