# Sarani Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/sarani/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Sarani Sarani is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,613 people in 298 households**, the 85th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 1,613people (2011) - 298households - 49.2%literacy - 1,019females per 1,000 males ## Sarani PIN code and other codes Sarani falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551698 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarani from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Thane (district HQ)100 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)18 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 Sarani? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sarani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Ranshel - ○Degree college10+ km · Dahanu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - 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 Sarani known for? The main crops are **coconut and chikoo**. About 43% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Sarani Of every 100 households in Sarani in 2011, 45 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sarani · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **46% Toilet within the home ****36%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **62% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **82% Use banking services ****22%** **40% Television ****8%** **21% Mobile phone ****20%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****51%** **48% Own their home ****90%** **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 Sarani? ■ Sarani · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976** **979 Working population ****58.3%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.6% for men and 36.1% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 156 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (19%) · **■** Other work 41 (4%) · **■** Marginal 565 (60%) 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 - Asangaon Bk.1,666 people - Ghol1,655 people - Khunavade1,636 people - Vikasnagar1,630 people - Sawata1,594 people - Kalamdevi1,582 people - Vaghadi1,560 people - Devgaon1,547 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sarani from Thane?100 km by road - What is the population of Sarani?1,613 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarani in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sarani?49.2% (Census 2011)