# Chirad Village, Ambarnath, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ambarnath, Thane 

# Chirad

Chirad is a village in Ambarnath sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **515 people in 111 households**, the 57th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 515people (2011)
- 111households
- 79.5%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Chirad PIN code and other codes

Chirad falls in Ambarnath sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAmbarnath
- Census village code553017

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

## How far is Chirad from nearby towns?

- Ambarnath (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)50 km by road
- Ambarnath (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 Chirad?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chirad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Dhoke
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalyan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambernath
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Chirad known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 71% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Chirad

Of every 100 households in Chirad in 2011, 90 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chirad · ■ Ambarnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**31%

Tap water ****53%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**42%

Use banking services ****57%**

**57%

Television ****50%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**76%

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 Chirad?

■ Chirad · ■ Ambarnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**923

Working population ****30.7%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 70.9% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (50%) · **■** Marginal 11 (7%)

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 Ambarnath

- Kakole597 people
- Sonavale587 people
- Jambhilghar548 people
- Dapivali516 people
- Kumbharli487 people
- Devaloli461 people
- Sagaon433 people
- Chandap416 people

[All 76 villages in Ambarnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/ambarnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chirad from Thane?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chirad?515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirad in?Thane district (Ambarnath sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chirad?79.5% (Census 2011)