Vangaon


Vangaon is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.

Education

The Vangaon Educational Society operates various educational institutions in Vangaon:
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.

Cuisine

Vangaon is well known for chikoo, made from sapodilla fruit, capsicum, tomatoes and coconuts.

Industrial area and power stations

, 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.

Public transport

The primary modes of transportation are trains, auto rickshaws and state transport buses.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Vangaon has 1,645 households. The effective literacy rate is 82.4%.
TotalMaleFemale
Population764939503699
Children aged below 6 years909463446
Scheduled caste231131100
Scheduled tribe262913171312
Literates555430832471
Workers 30482198850
Main workers 27572014743
Main workers: Cultivators18813850
Main workers: Agricultural labourers575330245
Main workers: Household industry workers19813464
Main workers: Other17961412384
Marginal workers 291184107
Marginal workers: Cultivators643529
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers845430
Marginal workers: Household industry workers1385
Marginal workers: Others1308743
Non-workers460117522849