Chafe is a revenue village in Murbad taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra. It had a population of 303 in 69 households (Census 2011).
Murbad taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra.
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Chafe is a village in Murbad taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra. At the 2011 Census it had 303 people in 69 households, with a literacy rate of 55.3%. It is administered by the Chafe gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 421402.
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Chafe is in the Chafe (चाफे) gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Chafe ranks #183 of 205 inhabited villages in Murbad taluka.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Chafe is a village of 303 people in 69 households (Census 2011) in Murbad taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 183rd of 205 inhabited villages in Murbad taluka by population. Literacy is 55.3%, 19.5 points below the taluka figure of 74.8%, and the sex ratio is 906 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 421402; the LGD village code is 553176. The population is estimated at about 350 in 2026 (+15.1% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Chafe →
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Maharashtra's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+15.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Thane district, not figures for Chafe.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Thane district, not figures for Chafe.
1,30,167 of 2,46,096 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 1,837 habitation rows in 5 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 1,88,829 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 15 km, from the mapped villages of its mandal — not the exact site of Chafe. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Chafe · 19.2443° N, 73.5504° E
Estimated: 100% of the 13 mapped villages in the same mandal fall in this constituency. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); Election Commission of India, Maharashtra Assembly 2024 (via OpenCity).
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Chafe isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Murbad taluka, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
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Primary / community health centre
Near krushi utpann bajar samiti, Saralgaon Village
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near Veternary Dispensary, Shiroshi Village
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Chafe is a village in Murbad taluka of Thane district, Maharashtra, India.
Chafe is in Thane district of Maharashtra.
Chafe comes under the Chafe gram panchayat.
Chafe is written चाफे.
The pincode of Chafe, Murbad, Thane is 421402.
As per the 2011 Census, Chafe had a population of 303 (159 males and 144 females).
Chafe had 69 households at the 2011 Census.
Chafe covers about 229 hectares.
The literacy rate of Chafe was 55.3% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Chafe had 906 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Chafe is in the Bhiwandi Lok Sabha constituency.
Balya Mama - Suresh Gopinath Mhatre (Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar) won the Bhiwandi Lok Sabha seat, which includes Chafe, in 2024.
Chafe is in the Murbad assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Kisan Shankar Kathore (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Murbad assembly seat, which includes Chafe, in 2024.
Chafe is in the Murbad development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Chafe is 553176 and its Census 2011 village code is 553176.
Villages near Chafe include Majgaon (within ~15 km), Milhe (within ~15 km), Talekhal (within ~15 km), Uchale (within ~15 km), Saralgaon (within ~15 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Chafe's Census 2011 population of 303 by Maharashtra's official RGI projection (+15.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 350 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Chafe has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 84.5 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Thane district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 30 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
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| Bajra(Pearl Millet/Cumbu) | APMC Kalyan | 4,000 | 5,000 | 4,500 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Beans | APMC Kalyan | 3,800 | 5,200 | 4,500 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Bengal Gram(Gram)(Whole) | APMC Kalyan | 7,500 | 9,500 | 8,500 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) | APMC Kalyan | 1,500 | 2,500 | 2,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Black Gram(Urd Beans)(Whole) · Mogan Medium | APMC Kalyan | 13,000 | 15,000 | 14,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Bottle gourd | APMC Kalyan | 1,000 | 2,000 | 1,500 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal | APMC Kalyan | 2,700 | 3,500 | 3,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Cabbage | APMC Kalyan | 700 | 1,200 | 750 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Chafe's shops. Best mandi price near Chafe →
Distances are approximate (the mapped villages of its mandal).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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