# Chulwad Village, Akrani, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akrani/chulwad/ Village · Akrani, Nandurbar # Chulwad Chulwad is a village in Akrani sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,688 people in 228 households**, the 36th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 1,688people (2011) - 228households - 70.8%literacy - 961females per 1,000 males ## Chulwad PIN code and other codes Chulwad falls in Akrani sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAkrani - Census village code525271 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chulwad from nearby towns? - Dhadgaon (sub-district HQ)104 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ)110 km by road - Talode (nearest town)72 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 Chulwad? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Chulwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Wadphalya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhule - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Chulwad known for? The main crops are **jowar, toor and maize**. About 78% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 344 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 Chulwad Of every 100 households in Chulwad in 2011, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chulwad · ■ Akrani rural average Electricity for lighting ****22%** **24% Toilet within the home ****0%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **93% Tap water ****5%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****18%** **23% Television ****8%** **3% Mobile phone ****8%** **8% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****82%** **82% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Chulwad? ■ Chulwad · ■ Akrani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **983 Working population ****46.1%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 61.5% for women. 44% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 181 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (51%) · **■** Other work 48 (6%) · **■** Marginal 153 (20%) 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 Akrani - Bilgaon1,840 people - Rajbardi1,822 people - Vavi1,714 people - Kelapani1,712 people - Kundya1,677 people - Sirsani1,639 people - Talai1,639 people - Padali1,629 people [All 162 villages in Akrani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akrani/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chulwad from Nandurbar?110 km by road - What is the population of Chulwad?1,688 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chulwad in?Nandurbar district (Akrani sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chulwad?70.8% (Census 2011)