Dahigaon Explained

Dahigaon
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:19.9874°N 72.8959°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Palghar
Subdivision Type3:Taluka
Subdivision Name3:Dahanu
Seat Type:Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:171
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:655
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank Name Sec1:2011 census code
Blank Info Sec1:551674

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%.

Demographics (2011 Census)[2] ! !! Total !! Male !! Female
Population 655 306 349
Children aged below 6 years 91 47 44
0 0 0
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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maharashtra villages . Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC . 2015-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095320/http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Maharashtra.pdf . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: District census data . . Directorate of Census Operations . 2015-08-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151002001310/http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/PCA%20CDB-2721-F-Census.xlsx . 2015-10-02 .
  3. Web site: Shri 1008 Mahavir Swami Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra, Dahigaon,Solapur Maharashtra . 3 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161021175935/http://www.jaintirthyatra.com/Tirth-Details/236/Shri_1008_Mahavir_Swami_Digambar_Jain_Atishay_Kshetra_Dahigaon.aspx . 21 October 2016 . dead .