# Tawa Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/tawa/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Tawa Tawa is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,905 people in 289 households**, the 67th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 1,905people (2011) - 289households - 65.2%literacy - 681females per 1,000 males ## Tawa PIN code and other codes Tawa falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551710 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tawa from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Thane (district HQ)90 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)25 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 Tawa? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Tawa; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior 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 - ●National 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Wadkun - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wangaon - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 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 Tawa known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 40% of the 515 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Tawa Of every 100 households in Tawa in 2011, 35 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Tawa · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****35%** **46% Toilet within the home ****14%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **62% Tap water ****1%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **82% Use banking services ****40%** **40% Television ****16%** **21% Mobile phone ****20%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****72%** **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 Tawa? ■ Tawa · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****681** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812** **979 Working population ****55.6%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 45.4% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 295 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (9%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 401 (38%) · **■** Marginal 251 (24%) 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 - Kasara1,954 people - Somanath1,940 people - Chari Tarf Kotebi1,927 people - Shisne1,910 people - Nimbapur1,903 people - Kasa Kh.1,872 people - Bharad1,859 people - Gaurwadi1,844 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tawa from Thane?90 km by road - What is the population of Tawa?1,905 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tawa in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Tawa?65.2% (Census 2011)