# Sasvand Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Sasvand

Sasvand is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 52 households**, the 171st largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 266people (2011)
- 52households
- 43.0%literacy
- 1,145females per 1,000 males

## Sasvand PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551651

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

## How far is Sasvand from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)150 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)24 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 Sasvand?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sasvand; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Talasari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Talasari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Sasvand known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 80% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Sasvand

Of every 100 households in Sasvand in 2011, 12 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sasvand · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****29%**

**40%

Television ****7%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****80%**

**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 Sasvand?

■ Sasvand · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.0%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1145**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**979

Working population ****38.0%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 33.3% for women. 45% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 53 (52%) · **■** Other work 38 (38%) · **■** Marginal 10 (10%)

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

- Nandare444 people
- Patilpada441 people
- Mhasad422 people
- Tornipada284 people
- Bhavadi201 people
- Shelti154 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sasvand from Thane?150 km by road
- What is the population of Sasvand?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sasvand in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sasvand?43.0% (Census 2011)