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

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Chirad

Chirad is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 94 households**, the 168th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 408people (2011)
- 94households
- 79.9%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Chirad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553282

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?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)68 km by road
- Badlapur (nearest town)42 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?

6 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mhasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 73% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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, 97 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chirad · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**68%

Tap water ****36%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**86%

Use banking services ****85%**

**62%

Television ****32%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**39%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1294**

**954

Working population ****47.8%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 65.9% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 73 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (11%) · **■** Other work 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 82 (42%)

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 Murbad

- Shirpur424 people
- Manivali Tarf Khedul419 people
- Boriwali418 people
- Kochare Bk.415 people
- Kalambad Mu408 people
- Paronde406 people
- Mangaon395 people
- Mohap392 people

[All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chirad from Thane?68 km by road
- What is the population of Chirad?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirad in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chirad?79.9% (Census 2011)