Dahigaon
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.
Dahigaon | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Dahigaon Location in Maharashtra, India  Dahigaon Dahigaon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
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.
- "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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