# Chimane Village, Ajra, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/chimane/ Village · Ajra, Kolhapur # Chimane Chimane is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,315 people in 375 households**, the 25th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,315people (2011) - 375households - 72.8%literacy - 1,159females per 1,000 males ## Chimane PIN code and other codes Chimane falls in Ajra sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAjra - Census village code567872 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chimane from nearby towns? - Ajra (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Kolhapur (district HQ)73 km by road - Gadhinglaj (nearest town)19 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 Chimane? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chimane; 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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uttur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Uttur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadhinglaj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Chimane known for? About 96% of the 462 hectares of village land is sown, and 433 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 Chimane Of every 100 households in Chimane in 2011, 92 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chimane · ■ Ajra rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****76%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **4% Tap water ****94%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **75% Use banking services ****73%** **80% Television ****51%** **47% Mobile phone ****54%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **22% Own their home ****93%** **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 Chimane? ■ Chimane · ■ Ajra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1159** **1121 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803** **933 Working population ****50.4%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 63.2% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 474 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (9%) · **■** Marginal 114 (17%) 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 - Burude1,439 people - Salgaon1,410 people - Gavase1,362 people - Saroli1,323 people - Zulapewadi1,306 people - Vazare1,298 people - Sule1,289 people - Polgaon1,281 people [All 99 villages in Ajra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chimane from Kolhapur?73 km by road - What is the population of Chimane?1,315 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chimane in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chimane?72.8% (Census 2011)