# Chander Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg 

# Chander

Chander is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 86 households**, the 104th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 298people (2011)
- 86households
- 85.3%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Chander PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMalwan
- Census village code566584

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

## How far is Chander from nearby towns?

- Malwan (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)25 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)12 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 Chander?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Malwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumbharmath
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Chander known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include plough. About 2% of the 633 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Chander

Of every 100 households in Chander in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chander · ■ Malwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**6%

Tap water ****7%**

**21%

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

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**80%

Use banking services ****63%**

**63%

Television ****37%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****29%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chander?

■ Chander · ■ Malwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**932

Working population ****31.5%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 77.7% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (41%) · **■** Household industry 8 (9%) · **■** Other work 16 (17%) · **■** Marginal 8 (9%)

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

- Amberi314 people
- Mala305 people
- Advali302 people
- Mogarne301 people
- Malewadi293 people
- Revandi288 people
- Khand286 people
- Palikadilwadi285 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chander from Oras Bk.?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chander?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chander in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chander?85.3% (Census 2011)