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

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Village · Ajra, Kolhapur 

# Chitale

Chitale is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **475 people in 119 households**, the 77th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 475people (2011)
- 119households
- 72.1%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Chitale PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockAjra
- Census village code567962

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

## How far is Chitale 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 Chitale?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chitale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Chitale known for?

About 49% of the 934 hectares of village land is sown, and 425 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 Chitale

Of every 100 households in Chitale in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitale · ■ Ajra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**75%

Use banking services ****97%**

**80%

Television ****47%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chitale?

■ Chitale · ■ Ajra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**933

Working population ****48.0%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 62.9% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (15%) · **■** Marginal 74 (32%)

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

- Bachi491 people
- Hajgoli Kh.490 people
- Jadhewadi487 people
- Poshratwadi482 people
- Morewadi473 people
- Khoratwadi443 people
- Uchangi436 people
- Chandewadi404 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chitale from Kolhapur?94 km by road
- What is the population of Chitale?475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitale in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chitale?72.1% (Census 2011)