Dahigaon | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Dahigaon Location in Maharashtra, India  Dahigaon Dahigaon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°59′15″N 72°53′45″E / 19.9873889°N 72.8958535°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 655 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551674 |
Dahigaon is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1] Dahigaon is famous for its Jain Temple.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Dahigaon has 179 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 37.59%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 655 | 306 | 349 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 91 | 47 | 44 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 655 | 306 | 349 |
| Literates | 212 | 134 | 78 |
| Workers (all) | 358 | 158 | 200 |
| Main workers (total) | 180 | 99 | 81 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 142 | 73 | 69 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 33 | 22 | 11 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 178 | 59 | 119 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 88 | 40 | 48 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 88 | 19 | 69 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Non-workers | 297 | 148 | 149 |
About Temple
Shri 1008 Mahavir Swami Digambar Jain Atisha Kshetra was built around 200 years ago by Jain muni Mahatisagarji. The moolnayak of this temple is a 5 feet black colored idol of Mahavir Swami in Padmasana posture. Idols of other tirthankars are also present here along with 18 feet idol of Bahubali in kayotsarga (Standing posture) and a 9 feet tall idol made of panch-dhatu (5 metal) dedicated to Rishabh dev.[3]
References
- ↑ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- 1 2 "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ "Shri 1008 Mahavir Swami Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra, Dahigaon,Solapur Maharashtra". Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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