# Chafavade Village, Ajra, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ajra, Kolhapur 

# Chafavade

Chafavade is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,011 people in 239 households**, the 40th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,011people (2011)
- 239households
- 66.5%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Chafavade PIN code and other codes

Chafavade falls in Ajra sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAjra
- Census village code567961

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

## How far is Chafavade from nearby towns?

- Ajra (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)94 km by road
- Gadhinglaj (nearest town)10 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 Chafavade?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chafavade; 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 · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ajra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ajra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ajra
- ○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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Chafavade known for?

About 74% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown, and 374 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 Chafavade

Of every 100 households in Chafavade in 2011, 70 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chafavade · ■ Ajra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****78%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**75%

Use banking services ****69%**

**80%

Television ****32%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Chafavade?

■ Chafavade · ■ Ajra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**933

Working population ****61.0%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 55.5% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 509 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 37 (6%) · **■** Marginal 45 (7%)

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 Ajra

- Murude1,060 people
- Mahagond1,036 people
- Sarambalwadi1,029 people
- Erandol1,015 people
- Pedrewadi983 people
- Mendholi977 people
- Kitvade974 people
- Bhadawanwadi939 people

[All 99 villages in Ajra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chafavade from Kolhapur?94 km by road
- What is the population of Chafavade?1,011 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chafavade in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chafavade?66.5% (Census 2011)