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

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Sogwe

Sogwe is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,485 people in 471 households**, the 39th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 2,485people (2011)
- 471households
- 41.1%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Sogwe PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551595

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

## How far is Sogwe from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)150 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)15 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 Sogwe?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sogwe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ashagad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dahanu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Sogwe known for?

The main crops are **rice, chikoo and coconut**. About 63% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Sogwe

Of every 100 households in Sogwe in 2011, 43 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sogwe · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****26%**

**40%

Television ****11%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Sogwe?

■ Sogwe · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.1%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**979

Working population ****38.8%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.2% for men and 33.7% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 134 (14%) · **■** Marginal 743 (77%)

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

- Narpad2,759 people
- Vangarje2,702 people
- Pale2,569 people
- Shilonde2,512 people
- Bahare2,294 people
- Saiwan2,266 people
- Waki2,260 people
- Raitali2,178 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sogwe from Thane?150 km by road
- What is the population of Sogwe?2,485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sogwe in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sogwe?41.1% (Census 2011)