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Ranshet

Dahanu mandal
Pincode 401602
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Ranshet observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.

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Temples near Ranshet

  • Mahalaxmi temple · 3.2 km
  • Mahalakshmi Temple, Dahanu · 3.2 km

Named places of worship on record

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Jyoti mangesh varkhande
Contact: 80****5591
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LGD code
551691
Pincode
401602
Post office
Dahanu Road
Population
2,173
Households
386
Literacy rate
52.6%
Sex ratio
1079 ♀/1000♂
Workers
908
Distance to district centre
123 km
Distance to mandal centre
64 km
Distance to Mumbai
95 km
Distance to Hyderabad
653 km
Nearest railway station
Vangaon · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
प्राथमिक आरोग्य केंद्र महालक्ष्मी · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ranshet compares

By population, Ranshet ranks #44 of 172 villages in Dahanu mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.6%
+6.3% vs mandal average
Ranshet
52.6%
Dahanu mandal
46.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,079
+54 vs mandal average
Ranshet
1,079
Dahanu mandal
1,025
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.6 vs mandal average
Ranshet
5.6
Dahanu mandal
5.0

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

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Ranshet at a glance

Ranshet is a village of 2,173 people in 386 households (Census 2011) in Dahanu taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 44th-largest of 172 villages in Dahanu taluka. Literacy is 53%, 6 points above the taluka average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,079 women per 1,000 men. It lies 123 km from the Palghar district centre, 29 km from Upalat, the nearest town, 16 km from Vangaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 401602, served by Dahanu Road post office; the LGD village code is 551691. The nearest hospital or health centre is प्राथमिक आरोग्य केंद्र महालक्ष्मी, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Jyoti mangesh varkhande, and the village votes in Igatpuri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Khoskar Hiraman Bhika. The population is estimated at 2,562 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Ranshet Gr.

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ranshet · this village2,17353%
Vadhane · Baramati1,89355%2.2 km W
Vadhane · Dahanu1,35737%2.2 km W
Vadhane · Bhor43964%2.2 km W
Awadhani · Dahanu2,13730%2.9 km N
Vivalvedhe · Dahanu1,75457%2.9 km NE
Charoti · Dahanu4,52049%4 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ranshet

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)
15
Primary school
4
Middle school
3
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
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)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
105
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
822.16
Irrigated area (ha)
264.18
Forest area (ha)
493.34

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

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Key facts — Ranshet

LGD code
551691
Pincode
401602
Post office
Dahanu Road
Population (Census 2011)
2,173
Population (projected 2026)
2,562
Households
386
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1079
Literacy rate
52.6%
Coordinates
19.93355°N, 72.90471°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Nashik
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Igatpuri
Member of Parliament
Rajabhau Waje
Member of Legislative Assembly
Khoskar Hiraman Bhika
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Jyoti mangesh varkhande
Block / Mandal
Dahanu
Getting there

How to reach Ranshet

Mandal centre
Dahanu · ≈ 64 km
≈ 2 h 11 min by car · 2 h 35 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Palghar · ≈ 123 km
≈ 4 h 13 min by car · 5 h 1 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,893 people
Upalat · ≈ 29 km
≈ 1 h by car · 1 h 12 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai95 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad653 km
  • Bengaluru921 km
  • Delhi1059 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationVangaon16 km
  • Bus stopamboli13 km
  • Hospital / PHCप्राथमिक आरोग्य केंद्र महालक्ष्मी3 km
  • ATM / bankUnion Bank11 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petrolium5 km
  • CollegeN.B.Mehta College, Bordi26 km
  • Police stationDhundaleadi Police Stestion13 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Ranshet

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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, 2026-05-15
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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