# Vangaon Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/vangaon/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Vangaon Vangaon is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **7,649 people in 1,645 households**, the 2nd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 7,649people (2011) - 1,645households - 82.4%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Vangaon PIN code and other codes Vangaon falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551739 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vangaon from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Thane (district HQ)120 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)17 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 Vangaon? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Vangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chinchani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Vangaon known for? The main crops are **rice, chikoo and coconut**. About 59% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 270 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 Vangaon Of every 100 households in Vangaon in 2011, 81 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Vangaon · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **46% Toilet within the home ****67%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **62% Tap water ****80%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **82% Use banking services ****64%** **40% Television ****56%** **21% Mobile phone ****58%** **28% Computer with internet ****5%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **48% Own their home ****77%** **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 Vangaon? ■ Vangaon · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **979 Working population ****39.8%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 76.0% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 188 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 575 (19%) · **■** Household industry 198 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,796 (59%) · **■** Marginal 291 (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 - Bordi7,682 people - Jambugaon7,298 people - Kainad5,706 people - Ambesari5,690 people - Saravali5,402 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vangaon from Thane?120 km by road - What is the population of Vangaon?7,649 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vangaon in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vangaon?82.4% (Census 2011)