# Chole Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Chole

Chole is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **150 people in 38 households**, the 146th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 150people (2011)
- 38households
- 79.6%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Chole PIN code and other codes

Chole falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553974

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

## How far is Chole from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)35 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)35 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 Chole?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chole; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shihu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagothane
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Chole known for?

About 69% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Chole

Of every 100 households in Chole in 2011, 100 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chole · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**27%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**57%

Use banking services ****87%**

**53%

Television ****46%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

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 Chole?

■ Chole · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**968

Working population ****62.7%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 63.4% for women. 66% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 92 (98%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%)

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 Pen

- Ramraj209 people
- Pimpalgaon204 people
- Revoli195 people
- Usar164 people
- Masad Kh140 people
- Kurmurli121 people
- Belvade Kh110 people
- Tarshet69 people

[All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chole from Alibag?35 km by road
- What is the population of Chole?150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chole in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chole?79.6% (Census 2011)