# Chanwai Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar 

# Chanwai

Chanwai is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,145 people in 231 households**, the 74th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,145people (2011)
- 231households
- 56.3%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Chanwai PIN code and other codes

Chanwai falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkkalkuwa
- Census village code525036

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

## How far is Chanwai from nearby towns?

- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)88 km by road
- Talode (nearest town)39 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 Chanwai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chanwai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Molagi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Molagi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akkalkuwa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Chanwai known for?

The main crops are **jowar, maize and chilli**. About 81% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Chanwai

Of every 100 households in Chanwai in 2011, 5 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chanwai · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****4%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****96%**

**77%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chanwai?

■ Chanwai · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078**

**949

Working population ****54.4%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 53.1% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 196 (31%)

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 Akkalkuwa

- Mandawa1,212 people
- Kakdiamba1,208 people
- Bamani1,194 people
- Mandara1,155 people
- Kewadi1,124 people
- Sonapati1,107 people
- Bijaripati1,103 people
- Ankushvihir1,097 people

[All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chanwai from Nandurbar?88 km by road
- What is the population of Chanwai?1,145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanwai in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chanwai?56.3% (Census 2011)