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- LGD code
- 553407
- Pincode
- 410206
- Post office
- Khanda Colony
- Population
- 1,175
- Households
- 249
- Literacy rate
- 72.8%
- Sex ratio
- 971 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 507
Census 2011 · in context
How Vihighar compares
By population, Vihighar ranks #76 of 158 villages in Panvel mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.8%
+3.0% vs mandal average
- Vihighar
- 72.8%
- Panvel mandal
- 69.8%
- Raigad district
- 73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
971
+76 vs mandal average
- Vihighar
- 971
- Panvel mandal
- 895
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Vihighar
- 4.7
- Panvel mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vihighar at a glance
Vihighar is a village of 1,175 people in 249 households (Census 2011) in Panvel taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 76th-largest of 158 villages in Panvel taluka. Literacy is 73%, 3 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 971 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 410206, served by Khanda Colony post office; the LGD village code is 553407. The village votes in Ambegaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dilip Dattatray Walse Patil. The population is estimated at 1,385 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chipale →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vihighar · this village | 1,175 | 73% | — |
| Chipale · Panvel | 1,629 | 79% | — |
| Koproli · Panvel | 1,026 | 74% | — |
| Bonshet · Panvel | 550 | 68% | — |
| Bhokarpada (Chipale) · Panvel | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vihighar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- 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
- PANVEL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 148.01
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 71.36
- Forest area (ha)
- 20.05
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vihighar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vihighar
- LGD code
- 553407
- Pincode
- 410206
- Post office
- Khanda Colony
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,175
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,385
- Households
- 249
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 971
- Literacy rate
- 72.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ambegaon
- Member of Parliament
- Amol Kolhe
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dilip Dattatray Walse Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Panvel
Same pincode
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)