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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RUPAJI NARAYAN KOL
Contact: 95****8502
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- LGD code
- 551613
- Pincode
- 401608
- Post office
- Dahanu TPS
- Population
- 3,993
- Households
- 741
- Literacy rate
- 48.4%
- Sex ratio
- 979 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,688
- Distance to district centre
- 136 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 76 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 97 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 665 km
- Nearest railway station
- Vangaon · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Reliance Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Agwan compares
By population, Agwan ranks #16 of 172 villages in Dahanu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.4%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Agwan
- 48.4%
- Dahanu mandal
- 46.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
979
−46 vs mandal average
- Agwan
- 979
- Dahanu mandal
- 1,025
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Agwan
- 5.4
- Dahanu mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Agwan at a glance
Agwan is a village of 3,993 people in 741 households (Census 2011) in Dahanu taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 16th-largest of 172 villages in Dahanu taluka. Literacy is 48%, 2 points above the taluka average of 46% and the sex ratio is 979 women per 1,000 men. It lies 136 km from the Palghar district centre, 31 km from Upalat, the nearest town, 7 km from Vangaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 401608, served by Dahanu TPS post office; the LGD village code is 551613. The nearest hospital or health centre is Reliance Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is RUPAJI NARAYAN KOL, and the village votes in Igatpuri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Khoskar Hiraman Bhika. The population is estimated at 4,708 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Agwan
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DAHANU
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 85
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,403.21
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 509.98
- Forest area (ha)
- 143.43
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Agwan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Agwan
- LGD code
- 551613
- Pincode
- 401608
- Post office
- Dahanu TPS
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,993
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,708
- Households
- 741
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 979
- Literacy rate
- 48.4%
- Coordinates
- 19.94171°N, 72.78360°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nashik
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Igatpuri
- Member of Parliament
- Rajabhau Waje
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Khoskar Hiraman Bhika
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RUPAJI NARAYAN KOL
- Block / Mandal
- Dahanu
Getting there
How to reach Agwan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai97 kmcapital
- Hyderabad665 km
- Bengaluru929 km
- Delhi1063 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVangaon7 km
- Bus stopDHAMANGAON (Zadipada Bus Stop)16 km
- Hospital / PHCReliance Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank6 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petrolium17 km
- CollegeN.B.Mehta College, Bordi18 km
- Police stationDhundaleadi Police Stestion19 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Agwan
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Jain templeTemple2.7 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Agwan
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)