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Vangaon
Village
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Vangaon
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Vangaon
Vangaon (India)
Coordinates: 19°52′N72°45′E / 19.867°N 72.750°E / 19.867; 72.750
Country India
State Maharashtra
District Palghar
Taluka Dahanu
Government
  Body Gram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
  Total7,649
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
401 103
Telephone code02528
ISO 3166 code IN-MH
Vehicle registration MH
2011 census code551739
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPalghar
Website maharashtra.gov.in

Vangaon is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka. [1]

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Education

The Vangaon Educational Society operates various educational institutions in Vangaon:

Students across the district enroll in this institute to gain technical and practical knowledge.

Culture

There are public temples in Vangaon such as Mahadev, Hanuman Temple, Dattatraya, as well as two private temples Radha Raman Mandir & Gayatri Mandir.

Several festivals are celebrated in the village. Ganeshotsav or Ganesh Chaturthi is the most popular festival in Maharashtra. Navaratri festivals are organized by Navratri Mahotsav Mandal and Jatras are organized every year at the Mahadev Temple at Datta Mandir during Datta Jayanti. Festivals are also organized at Hanuman Mandir during Hanuman Jayanti.

Vangaon has a weekly Sunday market offering groceries, apparel, and food items.

Cuisine

Vangaon is well known for chikoo, made from sapodilla fruit, capsicum, tomatoes , and coconuts.

Industrial area and power stations

Tarapur Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Tarapur Atomic Power Station, and a Reliance Energy thermal power station are located near the village. Tarapur MIDC hosts specialty chemicals, bulk pharmaceuticals, steel, alloy, and textile manufacturing companies.

Public transport

The primary modes of transportation are trains, auto rickshaws and state transport buses (Maharashtra State Transport Corporation).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Vangaon has 1,645 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 82.4%. [2]

Demographics (2011 Census) [2]
TotalMaleFemale
Population764939503699
Children aged below 6 years909463446
Scheduled caste 231131100
Scheduled tribe 262913171312
Literates555430832471
Workers (all)30482198850
Main workers (total)27572014743
Main workers: Cultivators18813850
Main workers: Agricultural labourers575330245
Main workers: Household industry workers19813464
Main workers: Other17961412384
Marginal workers (total)291184107
Marginal workers: Cultivators643529
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers845430
Marginal workers: Household industry workers1385
Marginal workers: Others1308743
Non-workers460117522849

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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. Retrieved 17 August 2015.