# Dahigaon Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/dahigaon/ Village · Shahapur, Thane # Dahigaon Dahigaon is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,171 people in 436 households**, the 19th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 2,171people (2011) - 436households - 58.7%literacy - 986females per 1,000 males ## Dahigaon PIN code and other codes Dahigaon falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahapur - Census village code552739 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? - Shahapur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Thane (district HQ)74 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 Dahigaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Dahigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khardi - ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Dahigaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 28% of the 1,420 hectares of village land is sown, and 402 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, 47 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dahigaon · ■ Shahapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **75% Toilet within the home ****13%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **68% Tap water ****21%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **81% Use banking services ****44%** **60% Television ****19%** **30% Mobile phone ****39%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****43%** **43% Own their home ****98%** **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 · ■ Shahapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053** **950 Working population ****55.5%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.3% for men and 46.7% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 263 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (24%) · **■** Household industry 33 (3%) · **■** Other work 130 (11%) · **■** Marginal 495 (41%) 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 - Mokhavane2,403 people - Aghai2,276 people - Dolkhamb2,257 people - Tanasa2,178 people - Dhasai2,148 people - Kothare2,138 people - Savaroli2,080 people - Mugaon2,037 people [All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dahigaon from Thane?74 km by road - What is the population of Dahigaon?2,171 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dahigaon in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dahigaon?58.7% (Census 2011)