# Chas Village, Mokhada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/mokhada/chas/ Village · Mokhada, Thane # Chas Chas is a village in Mokhada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,609 people in 548 households**, the 6th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%. - 2,609people (2011) - 548households - 35.3%literacy - 1,037females per 1,000 males ## Chas PIN code and other codes Chas falls in Mokhada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMokhada - Census village code551966 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chas from nearby towns? - Mokhada (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Thane (district HQ)120 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)27 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 Chas? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mokhada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mokhada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nasik - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - 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 Chas known for? The main crops are **rice, nagli and rice**. About 52% of the 1,644 hectares of village land is sown, and 849 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 Chas Of every 100 households in Chas in 2011, 10 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chas · ■ Mokhada rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **24% Toilet within the home ****11%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****70%** **61% Television ****1%** **9% Mobile phone ****23%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****72%** **72% 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 Chas? ■ Chas · ■ Mokhada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****35.3%** **56.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **954 Working population ****52.0%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 39.8% for men and 31.2% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 429 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 692 (51%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (2%) · **■** Marginal 198 (15%) 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 Mokhada - Poshera4,417 people - Ase4,139 people - Khodala3,178 people - Morhande2,667 people - Gonde Bk.2,497 people - Koshimshet2,207 people - Saturly2,141 people - Sayade2,083 people [All 59 villages in Mokhada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/mokhada/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chas from Thane?120 km by road - What is the population of Chas?2,609 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chas in?Thane district (Mokhada sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chas?35.3% (Census 2011)