Village · Mangrulpir, Washim # Chakwa Chakwa is a village in Mangrulpir sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 446 people in 118 households, the 97th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.8%. - 446 people (2011) - 118 households - 90.2% literacy - 851 females per 1,000 males ## Chakwa PIN code and other codes Chakwa falls in Mangrulpir sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Mangrulpir - Census village code 530743 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chakwa from nearby towns? - Mangrulpir (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Washim (district HQ) 53 km by road - Karanja (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chakwa? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chakwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Vai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Karanja - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Karanja - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chakwa known for? About 89% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chakwa Of every 100 households in Chakwa in 2011, 96 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chakwa · ■ Mangrulpir rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 78% - Toilet within the home 67% 32% - No toilet (open defecation) 33% 66% - Tap water 14% 42% - Drinking water within premises 99% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 90% - Use banking services 85% 72% - Television 38% 36% - Mobile phone 50% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 13% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 22% 37% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chakwa? ■ Chakwa · ■ Mangrulpir rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.2% 83.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 851 925 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1136 884 - Working population 51.8% 50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.9% for men and 83.3% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 43 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 162 (70%) · ■ Other work 25 (11%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mangrulpir - Nagi 537 people - Ramgaon 522 people - Tandali 512 people - Warud Kh. 466 people - Mohogavan 413 people - Swasin 401 people - Khapardari 361 people - Zadgaon 347 people All 136 villages in Mangrulpir ## Other places named Chakwa - Chakwa · Village, Jagdishpur, Bhojpur · 12,814 people - Chakwa · Village, Bhinga, Shrawasti · 3,871 people - Chakwa · Village, Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi · 1,974 people - Chakwa · Village, Baheri, Darbhanga · 1,684 people - Chakwa · Village, Baruraj, Muzaffarpur · 1,230 people - Chakwa · Village, Sarwar, Ajmer · 1,075 people ## Quick answers - How far is Chakwa from Washim? 53 km by road - What is the population of Chakwa? 446 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakwa in? Washim district (Mangrulpir sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chakwa? 90.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/mangrulpir/chakwa/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.