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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MUJJMIL aHMED gITE
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- LGD code
- 554302
- Pincode
- 402109
- Post office
- Roha
- Population
- 557
- Households
- 131
- Literacy rate
- 70.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1126 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 229
- Distance to district centre
- 131 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 121 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 215 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 490 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rotegaon · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sub-District Hospital, Vaijapur · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chandgaon compares
By population, Chandgaon ranks #92 of 160 villages in Roha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.9%
+1.0% vs mandal average
Chandgaon70.9%
Roha mandal69.9%
Raigad district73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,126
+164 vs mandal average
Chandgaon1,126
Roha mandal962
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
Chandgaon4.3
Roha mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chandgaon at a glance
Chandgaon is a village of 557 people in 131 households (Census 2011) in Roha taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 92nd-largest of 160 villages in Roha taluka. Literacy is 71%, 1 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,126 women per 1,000 men. It lies 131 km from the Raigad district centre, 15 km from Andarsul, the nearest town, 6 km from Rotegaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 402109, served by Roha post office; the LGD village code is 554302. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub-District Hospital, Vaijapur, 4 km away. The sarpanch is MUJJMIL aHMED gITE, and the village votes in Junnar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sharaddada Bhimaji Sonawane. The population is estimated at 657 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandgaon · this village | 557 | 71% | — |
| Panvi Khandala · Vaijapur | 1,086 | 59% | 2.7 km N |
| Rotegaon · Vaijapur | 1,605 | 69% | 4.1 km E |
| Bhaggaon · Vaijapur | 1,579 | 67% | 5.4 km S |
| Lakh Khandala · Vaijapur | 1,368 | 61% | 5.8 km N |
| Bhaigaon Vaijapur · Vaijapur | 2,555 | 61% | 5.9 km NE |
| Jarul · Vaijapur | 2,973 | 62% | 6 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chandgaon
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ROHA ASHTAMI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 31
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 235.83
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 52.17
- Forest area (ha)
- 135
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chandgaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chandgaon
- LGD code
- 554302
- Pincode
- 402109
- Post office
- Roha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 557
- Population (projected 2026)
- 657
- Households
- 131
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1126
- Literacy rate
- 70.9%
- Coordinates
- 19.95584°N, 74.70431°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Junnar
- Member of Parliament
- Amol Kolhe
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sharaddada Bhimaji Sonawane
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MUJJMIL aHMED gITE
- Block / Mandal
- Roha
Getting there
How to reach Chandgaon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai215 kmcapital
- Hyderabad490 km
- Bengaluru835 km
- Chennai967 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRotegaon6 km
- Hospital / PHCSub-District Hospital, Vaijapur4 km
- ATM / bankSamata Patasanstha25 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum24 km
- CollegeMahila Mahavidyalay24 km
- Police stationCity Police Station24 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chandgaon
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Hindu TempleTemple4.5 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 402109
Same name, different place
Other villages named Chandgaon
Looking for a different Chandgaon? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Chandgaon →
- ChandgaonShrigonda · Ahmednagar, Maharashtra2,892 pop
- ChandgaonVaijapur · Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra2,032 pop
- ChandgaonShahapur · Thane, Maharashtra1,742 pop
- ChandgaonKaliaganj · Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal1,539 pop
- ChandgaonYevla · Nashik, Maharashtra1,247 pop
- ChandgaonIndapur · Pune, Maharashtra797 pop
- ChandgaonBrahmapuri · Chandrapur, Maharashtra523 pop
- ChandgaonKaliaganj · Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal517 pop
Villages near Chandgaon
Other villages in Roha mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-15
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)