# Chon Village, Ambarnath, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/ambarnath/chon/ Village · Ambarnath, Thane # Chon Chon is a village in Ambarnath sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,249 people in 353 households**, the 25th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,249people (2011) - 353households - 65.8%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Chon PIN code and other codes Chon falls in Ambarnath sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAmbarnath - Census village code553048 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chon from nearby towns? - Ambarnath (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thane (district HQ)42 km by road - Badlapur (nearest town)8 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 Chon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chon; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baldapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Badlapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambarnath - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Chon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 80% of the 718 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Chon Of every 100 households in Chon in 2011, 62 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chon · ■ Ambarnath rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **92% Toilet within the home ****17%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **31% Tap water ****33%** **69% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **42% Use banking services ****35%** **57% Television ****21%** **62% Mobile phone ****22%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****10%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****65%** **18% Own their home ****93%** **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 Chon? ■ Chon · ■ Ambarnath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****681** **923 Working population ****62.6%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 55.4% for women. 62% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (5%) · **■** Marginal 673 (86%) 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 - Narhen1,341 people - Kasgaon1,320 people - Savare1,282 people - Posari1,279 people - Karavale Kh1,237 people - Usatane1,197 people - Kudsavare1,172 people - Dhavale1,167 people [All 76 villages in Ambarnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/ambarnath/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chon from Thane?42 km by road - What is the population of Chon?1,249 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chon in?Thane district (Ambarnath sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chon?65.8% (Census 2011)