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Dahigaon

Village in Maharashtra

Village in Maharashtra, India

19°59′15″N 72°53′45″E / 19.9873889°N 72.8958535°E / 19.9873889; 72.8958535Country

IndiaStateMaharashtraDistrictPalgharTalukaDahanuElevation

171 m (561 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total655Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)2011 census code551674

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%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[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

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.
^ ^a ^b "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.