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- LGD code
- 566584
- Pincode
- 416608
- Post office
- Masura
- Population
- 298
- Households
- 86
- Literacy rate
- 79.9%
- Sex ratio
- 974 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 94
Census 2011 · in context
How Chander compares
By population, Chander ranks #101 of 132 villages in Malwan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.9%
−0.5% vs mandal average
- Chander
- 79.9%
- Malwan mandal
- 80.4%
- Sindhudurg district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
−84 vs mandal average
- Chander
- 974
- Malwan mandal
- 1,058
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Chander
- 3.5
- Malwan mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chander at a glance
Chander is a village of 298 people in 86 households (Census 2011) in Malwan taluka, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, the 101st-largest of 132 villages in Malwan taluka. Literacy is 80%, about the same as the taluka average of 80% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 416608, served by Masura post office; the LGD village code is 566584. The village votes in Shahuwadi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore (Savkar). The population is estimated at 351 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Marde →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chander · this village | 298 | 80% | — |
| Marde · Malwan | 710 | 85% | — |
| Masure · Malwan | 705 | 87% | — |
| Kava · Malwan | 460 | 81% | — |
| Magvane · Malwan | 252 | 87% | — |
| Khanjanwadi · Malwan | 226 | 82% | — |
| Wadi Dangmode · Malwan | 183 | 83% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chander
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- MALWAN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 632.56
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11.41
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chander
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chander
- LGD code
- 566584
- Pincode
- 416608
- Post office
- Masura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 298
- Population (projected 2026)
- 351
- Households
- 86
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 974
- Literacy rate
- 79.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hatkanangle
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shahuwadi
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mane
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore (Savkar)
- Block / Mandal
- Malwan
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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