# Chalani Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Chalani

Chalani is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,313 people in 552 households**, the 24th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 3,313people (2011)
- 552households
- 28.9%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Chalani PIN code and other codes

Chalani falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551660

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

## How far is Chalani from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)115 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)51 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 Chalani?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Chalani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dahanu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Chalani known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 1,779 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Chalani

Of every 100 households in Chalani in 2011, 44 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chalani · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**62%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****26%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****66%**

**48%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Chalani?

■ Chalani · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.9%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**979

Working population ****50.6%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.3% for men and 17.9% for women. 49% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1,196 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 443 (26%) · **■** Other work 31 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (0%)

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 Dahanu

- Dapchari3,645 people
- Halapada3,582 people
- Dabhon3,444 people
- Sakhare3,354 people
- Junnarpada3,245 people
- Gangangaon3,224 people
- Dehane3,214 people
- Murbad3,004 people

[All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chalani from Thane?115 km by road
- What is the population of Chalani?3,313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalani in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chalani?28.9% (Census 2011)