# Chave Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Chave

Chave is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,997 people in 429 households**, the 41st largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,997people (2011)
- 429households
- 63.6%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Chave PIN code and other codes

Chave falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552524

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

## How far is Chave from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)42 km by road
- Bhiwandi (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 Chave?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chave; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Lap B
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Chave known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 75% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Chave

Of every 100 households in Chave in 2011, 81 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chave · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**46%

Tap water ****48%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**52%

Use banking services ****70%**

**58%

Television ****51%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**27%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****25%**

**23%

Own their home ****92%**

**80%

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 Chave?

■ Chave · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**921

Working population ****52.5%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 55.2% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 737 (70%) · **■** Marginal 42 (4%)

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 Bhiwandi

- Dive2,062 people
- Dunge2,038 people
- Lakhivali2,024 people
- Kopar2,011 people
- Mohandul1,982 people
- Palivali1,978 people
- Dugad1,948 people
- Devrung1,937 people

[All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chave from Thane?42 km by road
- What is the population of Chave?1,997 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chave in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chave?63.6% (Census 2011)