# Chas Village, Akola, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/chas/ Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar # Chas Chas is a village in Akola sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **422610**. The 2011 Census counted **2,096 people in 450 households**, the 31st largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 2,096people (2011) - 450households - 78.2%literacy - 422610PIN code ## Chas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chas is 422610.** Chas falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - PIN code422610 - Community development blockAkola - Census village code557307 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chas from nearby towns? - Akola (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)120 km by road - Sangamner (nearest town)45 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 Chas? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Amole - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akole - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Chas known for? About 55% of the 1,212 hectares of village land is sown, and 623 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 Chas Of every 100 households in Chas in 2011, 61 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chas · ■ Akola rural average Electricity for lighting ****61%** **61% Toilet within the home ****45%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **52% Tap water ****45%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **80% Use banking services ****83%** **84% Television ****39%** **33% Mobile phone ****51%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****28%** **33% Own their home ****87%** **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 Chas? ■ Chas · ■ Akola rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **74.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754** **897 Working population ****50.3%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 65.6% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 671 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (25%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 71 (7%) · **■** Marginal 29 (3%) 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 - Sawargaonpat2,248 people - Kumbhefal2,247 people - Pimpalgaon Nakvinda2,236 people - Nimbral2,226 people - Manhere2,057 people - Induri2,054 people - Muthalane1,997 people - Tambhol1,931 people [All 190 villages in Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chas?422610 - How far is Chas from Ahmadnagar?120 km by road - What is the population of Chas?2,096 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chas in?Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chas?78.2% (Census 2011)