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- LGD code
- 553974
- Pincode
- 402106
- Post office
- Nagothane
- Population
- 150
- Households
- 38
- Literacy rate
- 72.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1055 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 94
Census 2011 · in context
How Chole compares
By population, Chole ranks #144 of 167 villages in Pen mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.7%
+6.9% vs mandal average
- Chole
- 72.7%
- Pen mandal
- 65.8%
- Raigad district
- 73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,055
+90 vs mandal average
- Chole
- 1,055
- Pen mandal
- 965
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Chole
- 3.9
- Pen mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chole at a glance
Chole is a village of 150 people in 38 households (Census 2011) in Pen taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 144th-largest of 167 villages in Pen taluka. Literacy is 73%, 7 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,055 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 402106, served by Nagothane post office; the LGD village code is 553974. The village votes in Shirdi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao. The population is estimated at 177 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chole
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PEN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 48
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 33.25
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chole
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chole
- LGD code
- 553974
- Pincode
- 402106
- Post office
- Nagothane
- Population (Census 2011)
- 150
- Population (projected 2026)
- 177
- Households
- 38
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1055
- Literacy rate
- 72.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao
- Block / Mandal
- Pen
- Nearest police station
- Loni Police Station (5.7 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)