# Vankas Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Vankas

Vankas is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,019 people in 713 households**, the 15th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 4,019people (2011)
- 713households
- 34.7%literacy
- 1,112females per 1,000 males

## Vankas PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551620

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

## How far is Vankas from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)150 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)38 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 Vankas?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Vankas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Talasari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Talasari
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Talasari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Vankas known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 100% of the 870 hectares of village land is sown, and 868 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 Vankas

Of every 100 households in Vankas in 2011, 40 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vankas · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**62%

Tap water ****6%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**26%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****35%**

**40%

Television ****11%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**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 Vankas?

■ Vankas · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.7%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**979

Working population ****51.6%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.7% for men and 23.0% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 466 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (11%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 264 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,092 (53%)

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

- Charoti4,520 people
- Kosbad4,479 people
- Gholwad4,403 people
- Ashagad4,160 people
- Agwan3,993 people
- Dhamanagaon3,905 people
- Nagzari3,720 people
- Bhisenagar3,693 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vankas from Thane?150 km by road
- What is the population of Vankas?4,019 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vankas in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vankas?34.7% (Census 2011)