# Chari Bk. Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Chari Bk.

Chari Bk. is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 87 households**, the 85th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 498people (2011)
- 87households
- 63.7%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Chari Bk. PIN code and other codes

Chari Bk. falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551783

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

## How far is Chari Bk. from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)92 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)47 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 Chari Bk.?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chari Bk.; 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 school10+ km · Vikramgad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Onde
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikramgad
- ○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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Chari Bk. known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 32% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Chari Bk.

Of every 100 households in Chari Bk. in 2011, 48 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chari Bk. · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**72%

Tap water ****4%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**46%

Television ****18%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chari Bk.?

■ Chari Bk. · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**966

Working population ****61.6%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 54.2% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 274 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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 Vikramgad

- Sawarai565 people
- Shelpada537 people
- Baste505 people
- Zadapoli505 people
- Sangamnagar484 people
- Apti Kh.460 people
- Bangarchole459 people
- Kashivali Tarf Alonde455 people

[All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chari Bk. from Thane?92 km by road
- What is the population of Chari Bk.?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chari Bk. in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chari Bk.?63.7% (Census 2011)