Dadegaon Explained

Dadegaon
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:18.967°N 75.08°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Beed
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:610
Population Total:2846
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Dadegaonkar
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:414202

Dadegaon is a village in Ashti tahsil of Beed District in Marathwada region of Maharashtra state, India.[1]

Geography

It is situated approximate 610 meters (2001.31 feet) above sea level. It is located 109 km towards west from District headquarters Beed. 54 km towards East from Ahmednagar. 10 km towards North from Kada. 46 km towards south from Pathardi. Dadegaon is 313 km from State capital Mumbai.

Dadegaon is surrounded by Jamkhed Taluka towards East, Patoda Taluka towards East, Karjat Taluka towards South, Shirur (Ka) Taluka towards North, Ahmednagar District towards West.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census Dadegaon had a population of 2846 of which 1500 are males while 1346 are females. In Dadegaon village population of children with age 0-6 is 341 which makes up 11.98% of total population of village.[2] Average Sex Ratio of Dadegaon village is 897 which is lower than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Dadegaon as per census is 795, lower than Maharashtra average of 894.

Dadegaon village has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Dadegaon village was 69.90% compared to 82.34% of Maharashtra. In Dadegaon Male literacy stands at 78.85% while female literacy rate was 60.08%.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Dadegaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

Education

Schools

Colleges near Dadegaon

Culture

Marathi is the local language.

The main occupation of people is farming. In Dadegaon village out of the total population, 1639 were engaged in work activities. 96.95% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.05% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1639 workers engaged in Main Work, 1048 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 420 were agricultural labourers.

Historical places: Ram Mandir, Surya Narayan Mandir

Dadegaon has a water supply under the Kadi project which was on a higher level than the town.

Dadegaon hosts the popular annual Ram Navami fair in March/April.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villages & Towns in Ashti Taluka of Bid, Maharashtra . 2024-07-10 . www.census2011.co.in.
  2. Web site: Dadegaon Village Population - Ashti - Bid, Maharashtra . 2024-07-10 . www.census2011.co.in.