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

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Saiwan

Saiwan is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401602**. The 2011 Census counted **2,266 people in 419 households**, the 41st largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 2,266people (2011)
- 419households
- 60.2%literacy
- 401602PIN code

## Saiwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saiwan is 401602.** Saiwan falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401602
- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551659

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

## How far is Saiwan from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)80 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)45 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 Saiwan?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Saiwan; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dahanu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangaon
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Saiwan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 24% of the 894 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Saiwan

Of every 100 households in Saiwan in 2011, 60 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saiwan · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**62%

Tap water ****6%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**82%

Use banking services ****65%**

**40%

Television ****23%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**48%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Saiwan?

■ Saiwan · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**979

Working population ****50.6%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 48.0% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 562 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 220 (19%) · **■** Marginal 185 (16%)

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

- Pale2,569 people
- Shilonde2,512 people
- Sogwe2,485 people
- Bahare2,294 people
- Waki2,260 people
- Raitali2,178 people
- Ranshet2,173 people
- Aswali2,165 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saiwan?401602
- How far is Saiwan from Thane?80 km by road
- What is the population of Saiwan?2,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saiwan in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Saiwan?60.2% (Census 2011)