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

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Dhakane

Dhakane is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,882 people in 296 households**, the 29th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 1,882people (2011)
- 296households
- 66.1%literacy
- 817females per 1,000 males

## Dhakane PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552770

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

## How far is Dhakane from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)99 km by road
- Igatpuri (nearest town)34 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 Dhakane?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakane; 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
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Susarwadi
- ○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 station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Dhakane known for?

The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 29% of the 1,123 hectares of village land is sown, and 320 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 Dhakane

Of every 100 households in Dhakane in 2011, 33 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhakane · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**81%

Use banking services ****22%**

**60%

Television ****12%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****65%**

**43%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dhakane?

■ Dhakane · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****817**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**950

Working population ****42.0%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 56.1% for women. 40% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 481 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (24%) · **■** Other work 55 (7%) · **■** Marginal 64 (8%)

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

- Dhadhare1,976 people
- Chikhalgaon1,962 people
- Shere1,935 people
- Apate1,911 people
- Ambarje1,876 people
- Saralambe1,873 people
- Patol1,857 people
- Vihigaon1,830 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhakane from Thane?99 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakane?1,882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakane in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakane?66.1% (Census 2011)