# Chamthan Village, Vijaynagar, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/vijaynagar/chamthan/ Village · Vijaynagar, Sabar Kantha # Chamthan Chamthan is a village in Vijaynagar sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383246**. The 2011 Census counted **1,241 people in 232 households**, the 30th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%. - 1,241people (2011) - 232households - 82.1%literacy - 383246PIN code ## Chamthan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chamthan is 383246.** Chamthan falls in Vijaynagar sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code383246 - Gram panchayatItavadi - Community development blockVijaynagar - Census village code509932 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chamthan from nearby towns? - Vijaynagar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Himatnagar (district HQ)65 km by road - Vijaynagar (nearest town)17 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Chamthan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chamthan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vijaynagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Himatnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Himatnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chamthan known for? The main crops are **wheat, green gram and mung bean**. About 65% of the 860 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Chamthan Of every 100 households in Chamthan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chamthan · ■ Vijaynagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****0%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****37%** **68% Television ****1%** **22% Mobile phone ****37%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****52%** **41% Own their home ****100%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Chamthan? ■ Chamthan · ■ Vijaynagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%** **75.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769** **908 Working population ****33.6%** **43.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.9% for men and 69.7% for women. 41% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 126 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 265 (64%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Vijaynagar - Kelava1,301 people - Biladiya1,273 people - Gadi1,254 people - Khervada1,249 people - Chandvasa1,229 people - Dantod1,210 people - Kharibedi1,103 people - Vasai1,083 people [All 85 villages in Vijaynagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/vijaynagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chamthan?383246 - How far is Chamthan from Himatnagar?65 km by road - What is the population of Chamthan?1,241 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chamthan in?Sabar Kantha district (Vijaynagar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Chamthan?82.1% (Census 2011)