# Chahand Village, Ralegaon, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ralegaon, Yavatmal 

# Chahand

Chahand is a village in Ralegaon sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,591 people in 452 households**, the 15th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 1,591people (2011)
- 452households
- 81.7%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Chahand PIN code and other codes

Chahand falls in Ralegaon sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRalegaon
- Census village code543673

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

## How far is Chahand from nearby towns?

- Ralegaon (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)63 km by road
- Hinganghat (nearest town)41 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 Chahand?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Chahand; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ralegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Chahand known for?

About 93% of the 755 hectares of village land is sown, and 700 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 Chahand

Of every 100 households in Chahand in 2011, 60 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chahand · ■ Ralegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**86%

Use banking services ****44%**

**61%

Television ****25%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**41%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Chahand?

■ Chahand · ■ Ralegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**928

Working population ****58.4%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 74.4% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 211 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 526 (57%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 96 (10%) · **■** Marginal 86 (9%)

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 Ralegaon

- Sawangi1,787 people
- Warud1,718 people
- Vedshi1,709 people
- Yevti1,592 people
- Kinhi Jawade1,499 people
- Ashtona1,465 people
- Pimpalapur1,438 people
- Pimpalkhuti1,392 people

[All 133 villages in Ralegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ralegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chahand from Yavatmal?63 km by road
- What is the population of Chahand?1,591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chahand in?Yavatmal district (Ralegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chahand?81.7% (Census 2011)