# Chimane Village, Vasai, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vasai, Thane 

# Chimane

Chimane is a village in Vasai sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 62 households**, the 50th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%.

- 245people (2011)
- 62households
- 72.2%literacy
- 763females per 1,000 males

## Chimane PIN code and other codes

Chimane falls in Vasai sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVasai
- Census village code552410

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

## How far is Chimane from nearby towns?

- Vasai (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)50 km by road
- Virar (nearest town)33 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 Chimane?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chimane; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandip
- ○Degree college10+ km · Virar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salvar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chimane known for?

The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 24% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Chimane

Of every 100 households in Chimane in 2011, 79 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chimane · ■ Vasai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**34%

Use banking services ****24%**

**71%

Television ****35%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****31%**

**20%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Chimane?

■ Chimane · ■ Vasai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****763**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****565**

**980

Working population ****35.1%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 59.1% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (78%) · **■** Other work 11 (13%)

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 Vasai

- Dolivpada690 people
- Hedavade683 people
- Shilottar333 people
- Sarjamori289 people

[All 50 villages in Vasai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vasai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chimane from Thane?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chimane?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chimane in?Thane district (Vasai sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chimane?72.2% (Census 2011)