# Dandwal Village, Mokhada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mokhada, Thane 

# Dandwal

Dandwal is a village in Mokhada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **972 people in 199 households**, the 33rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 972people (2011)
- 199households
- 45.0%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Dandwal PIN code and other codes

Dandwal falls in Mokhada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMokhada
- Census village code551962

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

## How far is Dandwal from nearby towns?

- Mokhada (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)125 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)42 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 Dandwal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dandwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thane
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mokhada
- ○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 watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Dandwal known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and rice**. About 35% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Dandwal

Of every 100 households in Dandwal in 2011, 17 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dandwal · ■ Mokhada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****14%**

**61%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**72%

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 Dandwal?

■ Dandwal · ■ Mokhada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**954

Working population ****64.4%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 34.0% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 201 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (38%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 174 (28%)

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 Mokhada

- Kochale1,077 people
- Karegaon1,048 people
- Osarvira1,036 people
- Jogalwadi999 people
- Pathardi963 people
- Karol945 people
- Adoshi941 people
- Pimpalgaon917 people

[All 59 villages in Mokhada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/mokhada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dandwal from Thane?125 km by road
- What is the population of Dandwal?972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandwal in?Thane district (Mokhada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dandwal?45.0% (Census 2011)