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- LGD code
- 552709
- Pincode
- 421601
- Post office
- Shahapur (Thane)
- Population
- 397
- Households
- 98
- Literacy rate
- 44.3%
- Sex ratio
- 965 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 234
- Distance to district centre
- 74 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 139 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 91 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 535 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kanhe · 39 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Dimbhe · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dimbhe compares
By population, Dimbhe ranks #191 of 222 villages in Shahapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.3%
−18.4% vs mandal average
Dimbhe44.3%
Shahapur mandal62.7%
Thane district74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
−2 vs mandal average
Dimbhe965
Shahapur mandal967
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.9 vs mandal average
Dimbhe4.1
Shahapur mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dimbhe at a glance
Dimbhe is a village of 397 people in 98 households (Census 2011) in Shahapur taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 191st-largest of 222 villages in Shahapur taluka. Literacy is 44%, 18 points below the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 965 women per 1,000 men. It lies 74 km from the Thane district centre, 22 km from Kadus, the nearest town, 39 km from Kanhe railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 421601, served by Shahapur (Thane) post office; the LGD village code is 552709. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Dimbhe, <1 km away. The village votes in Vaijapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bornare (Sir) Ramesh Nanasaheb. The population is estimated at 468 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dimbhe
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Bhiwandi
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 41
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 41
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 223.71
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 77.01
- Forest area (ha)
- 121.85
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dimbhe
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dimbhe
- LGD code
- 552709
- Pincode
- 421601
- Post office
- Shahapur (Thane)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 397
- Population (projected 2026)
- 468
- Households
- 98
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 965
- Literacy rate
- 44.3%
- Coordinates
- 19.08490°N, 73.74529°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vaijapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bornare (Sir) Ramesh Nanasaheb
- Block / Mandal
- Shahapur
Getting there
How to reach Dimbhe
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai91 kmcapital
- Hyderabad535 km
- Bengaluru794 km
- Chennai965 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKanhe39 km
- Bus stopAmale wadi Bus stop13 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Dimbhe<1 km
- ATM / bankRajgurunagar Bank18 km
- Petrol pumpHP21 km
- CollegeKrushi Vindyan Kendra24 km
- Police stationKhed Police Station30 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Hospital Dimbheunder 1 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)