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Dhamane observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
Temples near Dhamane
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Mahad mandal is om sai mitra mandal saisamrajya chowk saswad. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dhamane itself.
By population, Dhamane ranks #32 of 181 villages in Mahad mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhamane మహారాష్ట్రలోని రాయిగఢ్ జిల్లా, Mahad తాలూకాలో 1,297 జనాభా 264 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Mahad తాలూకాలోని 181 గ్రామాలలో 32వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 74%, తాలూకా సగటు 70% కంటే 4 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 1,002 మహిళలు. ఇది రాయిగఢ్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 53 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Induri నుండి 8 కి.మీ, Begdewadi రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 5 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 402302, Birwadi పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 555028. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Pawna Hospital, 3 కి.మీ దూరంలో. గ్రామం Purandar అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Vijaybapu Shivtare. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 1,529, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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