# Atgaon Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Atgaon

Atgaon is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,453 people in 511 households**, the 14th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 2,453people (2011)
- 511households
- 86.3%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Atgaon PIN code and other codes

Atgaon falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552705

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

## How far is Atgaon from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)64 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)41 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 Atgaon?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Atgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Atgaon known for?

Products made here include plywood, plastic products and honey. About 83% of the 1,370 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,136 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 Atgaon

Of every 100 households in Atgaon in 2011, 94 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Atgaon · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**68%

Tap water ****53%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**81%

Use banking services ****71%**

**60%

Television ****43%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**43%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 Atgaon?

■ Atgaon · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**950

Working population ****37.2%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 81.2% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (10%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 478 (52%) · **■** Marginal 177 (19%)

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 Shahapur

- Asnoli3,068 people
- Khativali2,951 people
- Vehloli Bk.2,797 people
- Kasara Kh.2,588 people
- Mokhavane2,403 people
- Aghai2,276 people
- Dolkhamb2,257 people
- Tanasa2,178 people

[All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Atgaon from Thane?64 km by road
- What is the population of Atgaon?2,453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atgaon in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Atgaon?86.3% (Census 2011)
