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Dahigaon
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Dahigaon
Location in Maharashtra, India
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Dahigaon
Dahigaon (India)
Coordinates: 19°59′15″N72°53′45″E / 19.9873889°N 72.8958535°E / 19.9873889; 72.8958535
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Palghar
Taluka Dahanu
Elevation
171 m (561 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total655
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code551674

Dahigaon is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka. [1] Dahigaon is famous for its Jain Temple.

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Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Dahigaon has 179 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 37.59%. [2]

Demographics (2011 Census) [2]
TotalMaleFemale
Population655306349
Children aged below 6 years914744
Scheduled caste 000
Scheduled tribe 655306349
Literates21213478
Workers (all)358158200
Main workers (total)1809981
Main workers: Cultivators1427369
Main workers: Agricultural labourers332211
Main workers: Household industry workers000
Main workers: Other541
Marginal workers (total)17859119
Marginal workers: Cultivators884048
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers881969
Marginal workers: Household industry workers000
Marginal workers: Others202
Non-workers297148149

Temple

Shri 1008 Mahavir Swami Digambar Jain Atisha Kshetra was built around 200 years ago by Jain muni Mahatisagarji. The moolnayak of this temple is a 5 feet black colored idol of Mahavir Swami in Padmasana posture. Idols of other tirthankars are also present here along with 18 feet idol of Bahubali in kayotsarga (Standing posture) and a 9 feet tall idol made of panch-dhatu (5 metal) dedicated to Rishabh dev. [3]

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References

  1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. "Shri 1008 Mahavir Swami Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra, Dahigaon,Solapur Maharashtra". Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.