# Chafekhol Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg 

# Chafekhol

Chafekhol is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 160 households**, the 66th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 537people (2011)
- 160households
- 86.3%literacy
- 1,081females per 1,000 males

## Chafekhol PIN code and other codes

Chafekhol falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMalwan
- Census village code566606

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

## How far is Chafekhol from nearby towns?

- Malwan (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)28 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)14 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 Chafekhol?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 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 school10+ km · Katta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumbharmat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Chafekhol known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Chafekhol

Of every 100 households in Chafekhol in 2011, 95 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chafekhol · ■ Malwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**6%

Tap water ****10%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**80%

Use banking services ****78%**

**63%

Television ****35%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**27%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

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 Chafekhol?

■ Chafekhol · ■ Malwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267**

**932

Working population ****31.3%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 79.6% for women. 63% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 64 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 91 (54%)

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 Malwan

- Chunavare570 people
- Chindar564 people
- Bilvas559 people
- Budhavale544 people
- Tiravde523 people
- Ghumade511 people
- Sadewadi504 people
- Kumame500 people

[All 135 villages in Malwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chafekhol from Oras Bk.?28 km by road
- What is the population of Chafekhol?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chafekhol in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chafekhol?86.3% (Census 2011)