# Chamala Village, Ashti, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ashti, Wardha 

# Chamala

Chamala is a village in Ashti sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **464 people in 98 households**, the 51st largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 464people (2011)
- 98households
- 83.8%literacy
- 805females per 1,000 males

## Chamala PIN code and other codes

Chamala falls in Ashti sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAshti
- Census village code533453

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

## How far is Chamala from nearby towns?

- Ashti (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Wardha (district HQ)86 km by road
- Arvi (nearest town)30 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 Chamala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chamala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ashti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ashti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talegaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Chamala known for?

Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 80% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Chamala

Of every 100 households in Chamala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chamala · ■ Ashti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**51%

Tap water ****78%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**81%

Use banking services ****92%**

**68%

Television ****51%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Chamala?

■ Chamala · ■ Ashti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****805**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**905

Working population ****62.1%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 78.9% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (7%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 262 (91%)

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 Ashti

- Pandhurna519 people
- Manik Nagar514 people
- Bambarda508 people
- Rasulpur504 people
- Ranwadi453 people
- Sattarpur427 people
- Panchala410 people
- Borkhedi374 people

[All 158 villages in Ashti](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/ashti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chamala from Wardha?86 km by road
- What is the population of Chamala?464 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamala in?Wardha district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chamala?83.8% (Census 2011)