| Vangaon | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | Right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 19.8667°N 117°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluka |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Name2: | Palghar |
| Subdivision Name3: | Dahanu |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 7649 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 401 103 |
| Area Code: | 02528 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | MH |
| Blank Name Sec1: | 2011 census code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 551739 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Palghar |
| Iso Code: | IN-MH |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Vangaon is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
The Vangaon Educational Society operates various educational institutions in Vangaon:
Students across the district enroll in this institute to gain technical and practical knowledge.
There are public temples in Vangaon such as Mahadev, Hanuman Temple, Dattatraya, as well as two private temples Radha Raman Mandir & Gayatri Mandir.
Several festivals are celebrated in the village. Ganeshotsav or Ganesh Chaturthi is the most popular festival in Maharashtra. Navaratri festivals are organized by Navratri Mahotsav Mandal and Jatras are organized every year at the Mahadev Temple at Datta Mandir during Datta Jayanti. Festivals are also organized at Hanuman Mandir during Hanuman Jayanti.
Vangaon has a weekly Sunday market offering groceries, apparel, and food items.
Vangaon is well known for chikoo, made from sapodilla fruit, capsicum, tomatoes, and coconuts.
Tarapur Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Tarapur Atomic Power Station, and a Reliance Energy thermal power station are located near the village. Tarapur MIDC hosts specialty chemicals, bulk pharmaceuticals, steel, alloy, and textile manufacturing companies.
The primary modes of transportation are trains, auto rickshaws, and state transport buses (Maharashtra State Transport Corporation).
According to the 2011 census of India, Vangaon has 1,645 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of the population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 82.4%.
| Population | 7649 | 3950 | 3699 | |
| Children aged below 6 years | 909 | 463 | 446 | |
| 231 | 131 | 100 | ||
| 2629 | 1317 | 1312 | ||
| Literates | 5554 | 3083 | 2471 | |
| Workers (all) | 3048 | 2198 | 850 | |
| Main workers (total) | 2757 | 2014 | 743 | |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 188 | 138 | 50 | |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 575 | 330 | 245 | |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 198 | 134 | 64 | |
| Main workers: Other | 1796 | 1412 | 384 | |
| Marginal workers (total) | 291 | 184 | 107 | |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 64 | 35 | 29 | |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 84 | 54 | 30 | |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| Marginal workers: Others | 130 | 87 | 43 | |
| Non-workers | 4601 | 1752 | 2849 |