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About Chas Village

Chas is a large village in Mokhada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,609, made up of 1,281 males and 1,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1644 hectares hectares.

Chas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chas village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Mokhada
Area (hectares) 1644 hectares
Population 2,609
Male Population 1,281
Female Population 1,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chas compares

By the 2011 count Chas is the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 1644 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Chas

Chas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ase, Beriste, Botoshi and Brahmagaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chas

As per the Census of India 2011, Chas village had a population of 2,609. That makes it the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Chas village has 1,281 males and 1,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chas has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Chas covers 1644 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chas falls under Mokhada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chas notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chas.

Chas is in Mokhada tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chas today is likely to be higher.

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