# Vaghadi Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/vaghadi/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Vaghadi Vaghadi is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,560 people in 295 households**, the 88th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 1,560people (2011) - 295households - 65.3%literacy - 1,008females per 1,000 males ## Vaghadi PIN code and other codes Vaghadi falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551693 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vaghadi from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Thane (district HQ)102 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)3 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 Vaghadi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Vaghadi; 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 · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kasa - ○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 tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Vaghadi known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 56% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 Vaghadi Of every 100 households in Vaghadi in 2011, 62 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vaghadi · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **46% Toilet within the home ****56%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **62% Tap water ****1%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **82% Use banking services ****60%** **40% Television ****19%** **21% Mobile phone ****43%** **28% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **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 Vaghadi? ■ Vaghadi · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **979 Working population ****58.0%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 51.0% for women. 56% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 616 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (7%) · **■** Household industry 34 (4%) · **■** Other work 107 (12%) · **■** Marginal 86 (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 - Vikasnagar1,630 people - Sarani1,613 people - Sawata1,594 people - Kalamdevi1,582 people - Devgaon1,547 people - Bavade1,523 people - Pimpalshet Bk.1,515 people - Khaniv1,514 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vaghadi from Thane?102 km by road - What is the population of Vaghadi?1,560 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vaghadi in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vaghadi?65.3% (Census 2011)