# Choramba Village, Dharur, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/dharur/choramba/ Village · Dharur, Bid # Choramba Choramba is a village in Dharur sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,582 people in 373 households**, the 29th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%. - 1,582people (2011) - 373households - 69.6%literacy - 965females per 1,000 males ## Choramba PIN code and other codes Choramba falls in Dharur sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDharur - Census village code559848 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Choramba from nearby towns? - Dharur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Bid (district HQ)55 km by road - Dharur (nearest town)9 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 Choramba? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Choramba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dharur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Choramba known for? About 55% of the 894 hectares of village land is sown, and 495 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 Choramba Of every 100 households in Choramba in 2011, 28 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Choramba · ■ Dharur rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **58% Toilet within the home ****5%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****5%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **96% Use banking services ****35%** **68% Television ****14%** **21% Mobile phone ****38%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****56%** **36% Own their home ****93%** **96% 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 Choramba? ■ Choramba · ■ Dharur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **72.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **815 Working population ****46.7%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 58.7% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 272 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (31%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (8%) · **■** Marginal 173 (23%) 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 Dharur - Fakir Jawala1,739 people - Kannapur1,719 people - Amla1,655 people - Bhopa1,647 people - Khodas1,570 people - Aranwadi1,481 people - Chinchpur1,437 people - Chatgaon1,408 people [All 68 villages in Dharur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/dharur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Choramba from Bid?55 km by road - What is the population of Choramba?1,582 (Census 2011) - Which district is Choramba in?Bid district (Dharur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Choramba?69.6% (Census 2011)