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

Vangaon
Village
Vangaon is located in Maharashtra
Vangaon
Vangaon
Location in Maharashtra, India
Vangaon is located in India
Vangaon
Vangaon
Vangaon (India)
Coordinates: 19°52′N 72°45′E / 19.867°N 72.750°E / 19.867; 72.750
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPalghar
TalukaDahanu
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,649
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
401 103
Telephone code02528
ISO 3166 codeIN-MH
Vehicle registrationMH
2011 census code551739
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPalghar
Websitemaharashtra.gov.in

Education

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The Vangaon Educational Society operates various educational institutions in Vangaon:

  • Baijnathsingh Mahadevsingh Thakur English Medium School – nursery to Standard 10
  • Jagmohan Mahadevsingh Thakur High school – offers Standard 5 to Standard 10, with hostel facilities for Aadivasi students
  • Rajendrasingh Thakur College
  • There is one government-operated industrial training institute, providing training for various industry courses such as welding, turning, CNC machines, etc.

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

Culture

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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

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

Industrial area and power stations

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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

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

Demographics

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According to the 2011 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]

Demographics (2011 Census)[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

References

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  1. ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.