Village · Vasai, Thane # Rangaon Rangaon is a village in Vasai sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 4,166 people in 875 households, the 5th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%. - 4,166 people (2011) - 875 households - 85.2% literacy - 978 females per 1,000 males ## Rangaon PIN code and other codes Rangaon falls in Vasai sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Vasai - Census village code 552434 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rangaon from nearby towns? - Vasai (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Thane (district HQ) 78 km by road - Vasai-Virar City (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rangaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Rangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Vasai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Virar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sakpal - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rangaon known for? The main crops are paddy. About 32% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rangaon Of every 100 households in Rangaon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rangaon · ■ Vasai rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 88% - Toilet within the home 58% 50% - No toilet (open defecation) 33% 39% - Tap water 3% 30% - Drinking water within premises 55% 48% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 82% 61% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 10% 34% - Use banking services 84% 71% - Television 66% 60% - Mobile phone 61% 59% - Computer with internet 2% 3% - Two-wheeler 24% 22% - Car / jeep / van 1% 4% - None of these assets 10% 20% - Own their home 86% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rangaon? ■ Rangaon · ■ Vasai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.2% 76.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 978 968 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 980 980 - Working population 49.9% 47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 77.7% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 216 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 177 (9%) · ■ Household industry 60 (3%) · ■ Other work 1,155 (56%) · ■ Marginal 472 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Vasai - Arnala 15,331 people - Kopri 10,180 people - Kalamb 5,329 people - Bhatane 4,786 people - Satpale 3,751 people - Tilher 3,690 people - Sakawar 3,375 people - Vaslai 3,334 people All 50 villages in Vasai ## Quick answers - How far is Rangaon from Thane? 78 km by road - What is the population of Rangaon? 4,166 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rangaon in? Thane district (Vasai sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Rangaon? 85.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vasai/rangaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.