# Chafed Village, Devgad, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devgad, Sindhudurg 

# Chafed

Chafed is a village in Devgad sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **629 people in 150 households**, the 72nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 629people (2011)
- 150households
- 87.5%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Chafed PIN code and other codes

Chafed falls in Devgad sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDevgad
- Census village code566303

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

## How far is Chafed from nearby towns?

- Devgad (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)33 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)58 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 Chafed?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 · Shirgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavali
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shirgaon
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Chafed known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 25% of the 536 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Chafed

Of every 100 households in Chafed in 2011, 94 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Chafed · ■ Devgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**7%

Tap water ****8%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**55%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****51%**

**61%

Television ****47%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

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

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chafed?

■ Chafed · ■ Devgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**924

Working population ****61.5%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 81.7% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 330 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (7%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Devgad

- Vitthaladevi668 people
- Padvane660 people
- Gadhitamhane648 people
- Malpewadi632 people
- Nimatwadi629 people
- Rahateshwar628 people
- Undil623 people
- Kalvi604 people

[All 98 villages in Devgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/devgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chafed from Oras Bk.?33 km by road
- What is the population of Chafed?629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chafed in?Sindhudurg district (Devgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chafed?87.5% (Census 2011)