# Chand Suraj Village, Akola, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar 

# Chand Suraj

Chand Suraj is a village in Akola sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **422610**. The 2011 Census counted **210 people in 41 households**, the 189th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 210people (2011)
- 41households
- 72.5%literacy
- 422610PIN code

## Chand Suraj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chand Suraj is 422610.** Chand Suraj falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code422610
- Community development blockAkola
- Census village code557289

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chand Suraj from nearby towns?

- Akola (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)125 km by road
- Sangamner (nearest town)47 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 Chand Suraj?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chand Suraj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akole
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akole
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangamner
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Chand Suraj known for?

About 52% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Chand Suraj

Of every 100 households in Chand Suraj in 2011, 32 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chand Suraj · ■ Akola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**52%

Tap water ****39%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**80%

Use banking services ****95%**

**84%

Television ****22%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**90%

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 Chand Suraj?

■ Chand Suraj · ■ Akola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**897

Working population ****59.0%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 61.1% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 101 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (12%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 7 (6%)

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 Akola

- Khuntewadi322 people
- Agar247 people
- Ranad Kh.239 people
- Bitaka212 people
- Shinde185 people

[All 190 villages in Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chand Suraj?422610
- How far is Chand Suraj from Ahmadnagar?125 km by road
- What is the population of Chand Suraj?210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chand Suraj in?Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chand Suraj?72.5% (Census 2011)