# Chahade Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/chahade/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Chahade Chahade is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,293 people in 506 households**, the 36th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 2,293people (2011) - 506households - 71.3%literacy - 977females per 1,000 males ## Chahade PIN code and other codes Chahade falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552275 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chahade from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Thane (district HQ)100 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)11 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 Chahade? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chahade; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school10+ km · Palgfhar - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Chahade known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 68% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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 Chahade Of every 100 households in Chahade in 2011, 59 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chahade · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **74% Toilet within the home ****28%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **43% Tap water ****36%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **51% Use banking services ****39%** **54% Television ****39%** **44% Mobile phone ****36%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****27%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **88% 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 Chahade? ■ Chahade · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **983 Working population ****49.2%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 61.9% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 104 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (16%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 213 (19%) · **■** Marginal 624 (55%) 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 Palghar - Kharekuran2,377 people - Kumbhavali2,361 people - Nandore2,344 people - Kudan2,334 people - Nihe2,246 people - Man2,237 people - Mykhop2,217 people - Kosbad2,166 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chahade from Thane?100 km by road - What is the population of Chahade?2,293 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chahade in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chahade?71.3% (Census 2011)