Modgaon is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1] It is located beside the Kurje Dam reservoir.[2]
Modgaon | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Modgaon Location in Maharashtra, India  Modgaon Modgaon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°03′17″N 72°57′50″E / 20.054588°N 72.9637728°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,360 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551638 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Modgaon has 1057 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 42.5%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5360 | 2576 | 2784 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 1108 | 546 | 562 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 5341 | 2564 | 2777 |
| Literates | 1807 | 1142 | 665 |
| Workers (all) | 2686 | 1308 | 1378 |
| Main workers (total) | 2098 | 1066 | 1032 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 873 | 430 | 443 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 928 | 463 | 465 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 92 | 36 | 56 |
| Main workers: Other | 205 | 137 | 68 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 588 | 242 | 346 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 178 | 76 | 102 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 391 | 158 | 233 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| Non-workers | 2674 | 1268 | 1406 |
References
edit- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Mrityunjay Bose (1 February 2016). "Winged visitors find new home in dam in Talasari". Deccan Herald.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.