# Choul Village, Alibag, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/alibag/choul/ Village · Alibag, Raigarh # Choul Choul is a village in Alibag sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra, PIN code **402203**. The 2011 Census counted **9,894 people in 2,412 households**, the 1st largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 9,894people (2011) - 2,412households - 88.5%literacy - 402203PIN code ## Choul PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Choul is 402203.** Choul falls in Alibag sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - PIN code402203 - Community development blockAlibag - Census village code554177 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Choul from nearby towns? - Alibag (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)16 km by road - Alibag (nearest town)15 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 Choul? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Choul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Alibaug - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alibaug - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Choul known for? The main crops are **coconut and betel nut**. Products made here include broom and poha. About 32% of the 1,287 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Choul Of every 100 households in Choul in 2011, 96 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Choul · ■ Alibag rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****68%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **25% Tap water ****36%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%** **39% Use banking services ****72%** **58% Television ****68%** **62% Mobile phone ****54%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****34%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **14% Own their home ****94%** **90% 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 Choul? ■ Choul · ■ Alibag rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%** **84.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **943 Working population ****46.0%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 83.5% for women. 60% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 577 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 756 (17%) · **■** Household industry 215 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,836 (40%) · **■** Marginal 1,171 (26%) 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 Alibag - Revdanda8,572 people - Thal6,452 people - Varasoli6,065 people - Nagaon4,977 people [All 212 villages in Alibag](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/alibag/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Choul?402203 - How far is Choul from Alibag?16 km by road - What is the population of Choul?9,894 (Census 2011) - Which district is Choul in?Raigarh district (Alibag sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Choul?88.5% (Census 2011)