# Chandas Village, Malegaon, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/malegaon/chandas/ Village · Malegaon, Washim # Chandas Chandas is a village in Malegaon sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,016 people in 436 households**, the 19th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 2,016people (2011) - 436households - 80.1%literacy - 957females per 1,000 males ## Chandas PIN code and other codes Chandas falls in Malegaon sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMalegaon - Census village code530708 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandas from nearby towns? - Malegaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Washim (district HQ)22 km by road - Risod (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 Chandas? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Chandas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kenvad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kenvad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dehegaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Chandas known for? About 46% of the 1,193 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 Chandas Of every 100 households in Chandas in 2011, 76 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chandas · ■ Malegaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **75% Toilet within the home ****6%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **76% Tap water ****10%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****66%** **59% Television ****30%** **35% Mobile phone ****32%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **35% Own their home ****97%** **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 Chandas? ■ Chandas · ■ Malegaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **839 Working population ****55.8%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 69.7% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 180 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 878 (78%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 13 (1%) 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 Malegaon - Ekamba2,375 people - Bramhanwada Najik Marsul2,290 people - Mairaldoh2,180 people - Chiwara2,160 people - Davha1,987 people - Pangrabandi1,986 people - Kalambeshwar1,896 people - Sukanda1,873 people [All 122 villages in Malegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/malegaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chandas from Washim?22 km by road - What is the population of Chandas?2,016 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandas in?Washim district (Malegaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chandas?80.1% (Census 2011)