# Sajan Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Sajan

Sajan is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 127 households**, the 80th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 589people (2011)
- 127households
- 71.7%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Sajan PIN code and other codes

Sajan falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551818

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

## How far is Sajan from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)32 km by road
- Jawhar (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 Sajan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sajan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalhar
- ○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 watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Sajan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 45% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Sajan

Of every 100 households in Sajan in 2011, 36 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sajan · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**46%

Television ****27%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**54%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

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 Sajan?

■ Sajan · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**966

Working population ****62.5%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 64.3% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (54%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (22%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Vikramgad

- Madacha Pada652 people
- Kawadas644 people
- Khandeghar643 people
- Andhari617 people
- Sawarai565 people
- Shelpada537 people
- Baste505 people
- Zadapoli505 people

[All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sajan from Thane?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sajan?589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sajan in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sajan?71.7% (Census 2011)