# Dalkhan Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/dalkhan/ Village · Shahapur, Thane # Dalkhan Dalkhan is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,644 people in 330 households**, the 41st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,644people (2011) - 330households - 81.2%literacy - 964females per 1,000 males ## Dalkhan PIN code and other codes Dalkhan falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahapur - Census village code552765 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dalkhan from nearby towns? - Shahapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thane (district HQ)72 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)55 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 Dalkhan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dalkhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khardi - ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Dalkhan known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 47% of the 701 hectares of village land is sown, and 327 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 Dalkhan Of every 100 households in Dalkhan in 2011, 89 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dalkhan · ■ Shahapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **75% Toilet within the home ****82%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **68% Tap water ****74%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **81% Use banking services ****75%** **60% Television ****64%** **30% Mobile phone ****70%** **40% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **43% Own their home ****82%** **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 Dalkhan? ■ Dalkhan · ■ Shahapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **950 Working population ****34.1%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 73.9% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (14%) · **■** Household industry 74 (13%) · **■** Other work 338 (60%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%) 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 - Vehloli1,697 people - Mal1,691 people - Shenawe1,663 people - Lahe1,648 people - Sakadbav1,640 people - Sakurli1,635 people - Savaroli Bk.1,581 people - Alyani1,579 people [All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dalkhan from Thane?72 km by road - What is the population of Dalkhan?1,644 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dalkhan in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dalkhan?81.2% (Census 2011)