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Dabhon

Dahanu mandal
Pincode 401607
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Festival

Ganeshotsav

Dabhon observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.

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Temple in Dahanu mandal

The principal temple recorded for Dahanu mandal is Shree Ashtavinayak Ganesh Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dabhon itself.

Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra

Called Ganeshotsav and kept for ten days. Modak is the offering, sarvajanik mandals organise the public pandals, and the main immersion is on Anant Chaturdashi.

The regional form observed across Maharashtra. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Harshala Vikas Dalvi
Contact: 80****1343
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LGD code
551701
Pincode
401607
Post office
Kasa
Population
3,444
Households
670
Literacy rate
36.5%
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,757
Distance to district centre
129 km
Distance to mandal centre
71 km
Distance to Mumbai
89 km
Distance to Hyderabad
656 km
Nearest railway station
Vangaon · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rural Hospital, Vangoan · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dabhon compares

By population, Dabhon ranks #22 of 172 villages in Dahanu mandal.

Literacy rate
%
36.5%
−9.8% vs mandal average
Dabhon
36.5%
Dahanu mandal
46.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
−48 vs mandal average
Dabhon
977
Dahanu mandal
1,025
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
Dabhon
5.1
Dahanu mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dabhon at a glance

Dabhon is a village of 3,444 people in 670 households (Census 2011) in Dahanu taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 22nd-largest of 172 villages in Dahanu taluka. Literacy is 37%, 10 points below the taluka average of 46% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. It lies 129 km from the Palghar district centre, 36 km from Upalat, the nearest town, 8 km from Vangaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 401607, served by Kasa post office; the LGD village code is 551701. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Vangoan, 8 km away. The sarpanch is Harshala Vikas Dalvi, and the village votes in Igatpuri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Khoskar Hiraman Bhika. The population is estimated at 4,060 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dabhon

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Dabhon · this village3,44437%
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dabhon

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)
12
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
8
Middle school
2
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
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)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
108
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
1,802
Irrigated area (ha)
508.86
Forest area (ha)
1,178.81

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Dabhon

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Dabhon

LGD code
551701
Pincode
401607
Post office
Kasa
Population (Census 2011)
3,444
Population (projected 2026)
4,060
Households
670
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
977
Literacy rate
36.5%
Coordinates
19.87531°N, 72.83973°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Nashik
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Igatpuri
Member of Parliament
Rajabhau Waje
Member of Legislative Assembly
Khoskar Hiraman Bhika
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Harshala Vikas Dalvi
Block / Mandal
Dahanu
Getting there

How to reach Dabhon

Mandal centre
Dahanu · ≈ 71 km
≈ 2 h 25 min by car · 2 h 52 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Palghar · ≈ 129 km
≈ 4 h 25 min by car · 5 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,893 people
Upalat · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 15 min by car · 1 h 29 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai89 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad656 km
  • Bengaluru920 km
  • Delhi1068 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationVangaon8 km
  • Bus stopmastan naka19 km
  • Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Vangoan8 km
  • ATM / bankAxis Bank12 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petrolium11 km
  • CollegeN.B.Mehta College, Bordi27 km
  • Police stationDhundaleadi Police Stestion21 km
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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, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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