Vangaon | |
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Village | |
  Vangaon Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Vangaon Vangaon (India) Show map of 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) | |
• Total | 7,649 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 401 103 |
| Telephone code | 02528 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Vehicle registration | MH |
| 2011 census code | 551739 |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Palghar |
| Website | maharashtra |
Vangaon is a village in thePalghar district ofMaharashtra,India. It is located in theDahanutaluka.[1]
The Vangaon Educational Society operates various educational institutions in Vangaon:
Students across the district enroll in this institute to gain technical and practical knowledge.
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 orGanesh Chaturthi is the most popular festival in Maharashtra.Navaratri festivals are organized by Navratri Mahotsav Mandal andJatras are organized every year at the Mahadev Temple at Datta Mandir duringDatta Jayanti. Festivals are also organized at Hanuman Mandir duringHanuman Jayanti.
Vangaon has a weekly Sunday market offering groceries, apparel, and food items.
Vangaon is well known forchikoo, made fromsapodilla fruit,capsicum,tomatoes, andcoconuts.
TarapurMaharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC),Tarapur Atomic Power Station, and aReliance Energythermal power station are located near the village. Tarapur MIDC hosts specialty chemicals, bulk pharmaceuticals, steel, alloy, and textile manufacturing companies.
The primary modes of transportation are trains, auto rickshaws, and state transport buses (Maharashtra State Transport Corporation).
According to the2011 census of India, Vangaon has 1,645 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of the population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 82.4%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7649 | 3950 | 3699 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 909 | 463 | 446 |
| Scheduled caste | 231 | 131 | 100 |
| Scheduled tribe | 2629 | 1317 | 1312 |
| Literates | 5554 | 3083 | 2471 |
| Workers (all) | 3048 | 2198 | 850 |
| Main workers (total) | 2757 | 2014 | 743 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 188 | 138 | 50 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 575 | 330 | 245 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 198 | 134 | 64 |
| Main workers: Other | 1796 | 1412 | 384 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 291 | 184 | 107 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 64 | 35 | 29 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 84 | 54 | 30 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 130 | 87 | 43 |
| Non-workers | 4601 | 1752 | 2849 |