Chandwad is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
Chandwad | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Chandwad Location in Maharashtra, India  Chandwad Chandwad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°56′12″N 72°50′55″E / 19.9366431°N 72.8485939°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,282 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551686 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Chandwad has 243 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 40.15%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1282 | 622 | 660 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 231 | 125 | 106 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 1282 | 622 | 660 |
| Literates | 422 | 248 | 174 |
| Workers (all) | 723 | 351 | 372 |
| Main workers (total) | 643 | 309 | 334 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 400 | 192 | 208 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 228 | 105 | 123 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 80 | 42 | 38 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 54 | 27 | 27 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Non-workers | 559 | 271 | 288 |
References
edit- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.