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- LGD code
- 551725
- Pincode
- 401602
- Post office
- Dahanu Road
- Population
- 1,199
- Households
- 265
- Literacy rate
- 64.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1029 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 638
- Distance to district centre
- 65 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 116 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 598 km
- Nearest railway station
- Padli · 24 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Trimbak · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Matgaon compares
By population, Matgaon ranks #124 of 172 villages in Dahanu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.9%
+18.6% vs mandal average
Matgaon64.9%
Dahanu mandal46.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,029
+4 vs mandal average
Matgaon1,029
Dahanu mandal1,025
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.5 vs mandal average
Matgaon4.5
Dahanu mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Matgaon at a glance
Matgaon is a village of 1,199 people in 265 households (Census 2011) in Dahanu taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 124th-largest of 172 villages in Dahanu taluka. Literacy is 65%, 19 points above the taluka average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,029 women per 1,000 men. It lies 65 km from the Palghar district centre, 24 km from Padli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 401602, served by Dahanu Road post office; the LGD village code is 551725. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Trimbak, 4 km away. The village votes in Igatpuri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Khoskar Hiraman Bhika. The population is estimated at 1,414 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Matgaon
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DAHANU
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 100
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 2,001
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 953.56
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.57
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Matgaon
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Key facts — Matgaon
- LGD code
- 551725
- Pincode
- 401602
- Post office
- Dahanu Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,199
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,414
- Households
- 265
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1029
- Literacy rate
- 64.9%
- Coordinates
- 19.94347°N, 73.49747°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nashik
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Igatpuri
- Member of Parliament
- Rajabhau Waje
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Khoskar Hiraman Bhika
- Block / Mandal
- Dahanu
Getting there
How to reach Matgaon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai116 kmcapital
- Hyderabad598 km
- Bengaluru890 km
- Delhi1035 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPadli24 km
- Bus stopTrimbakeshwar Bus Depot4 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Trimbak4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank Of India17 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum4 km
- CollegeSandip Institute Of Engineering And Management18 km
- Police stationAshoknagar Police Station23 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Matgaon
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)