# Dahigaon Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Dahigaon

Dahigaon is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **776 people in 169 households**, the 106th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 776people (2011)
- 169households
- 81.2%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Dahigaon PIN code and other codes

Dahigaon falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553131

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

## How far is Dahigaon from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)71 km by road
- Kalyan (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 Dahigaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dahigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shivale
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shivale
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Murbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Dahigaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 67% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Dahigaon

Of every 100 households in Dahigaon in 2011, 96 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dahigaon · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**86%

Use banking services ****56%**

**62%

Television ****21%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Dahigaon?

■ Dahigaon · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1762**

**954

Working population ****50.9%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 68.9% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (16%) · **■** Marginal 43 (11%)

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 Murbad

- Ghorale796 people
- Ambele Kh.795 people
- Songaon790 people
- Nyahadi781 people
- Shai744 people
- Awalegaon743 people
- Shelgaon743 people
- Thune740 people

[All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dahigaon from Thane?71 km by road
- What is the population of Dahigaon?776 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahigaon in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dahigaon?81.2% (Census 2011)