Chas is a small town on the banks of the river Ghod River in Ambegaon taluka of Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra, India. Geography Chas is located at . This village falls under the Ambegaon Taluka. It is situated 6 km away from sub-district headquarter Ghodegaon and 82 kilometres from Pune. This village falls to the foothill of Sahyadri Mountain range, which is toward the north side of the Pune city. Female Population is 49.5%. Village literacy rate is 74.0% and the Female Literacy rate is 33.5%. The total geographical area of village is 360.05 hectares. Chas has a total population of 2,300 peoples. There are about 504 houses in Chas village. It covers the area from Kadewadi, Ganeshwadi, Thakarwadi, Jambhalemala and Chas village. The nearest Police station is Ghodegaon Police Station. Agricultural Agriculture is the main occupation of this village. The most commonly grown crop is Bajara and vegetables, such as potatoes, tomatoes, and onions, and they also produce fruits like grapes and bananas. The river called Ghod River flows from this village providing the water supply to local farmers. This village is also connected with Dimbhe Dam water canal. Chas has a good source of water supply from the Dimbhe Dam Canal, Ghod River, and Monsoon rain. It helps the farmer to grow good crops throughout the year. During the Monsoon 2019, the famous Dnyaneshwar temple was under water. Due to heavy monsoon rain, Dimbhe Dam has released 22000 cusec water on 29 Aug 2022 in Ghod river. Education at Chas Chas has the Primary school till 4th standard and Sant Dnyaneshwar Vidyalaya provides education till 10th standard. The primary school started in 1855. Sant Dnyaneshwar Vidyalaya started on 13 June 1977. Mr. Shinde Guruji was the principal of the school. Mr. Aaayub Inamdar and Mr. Sambhaji Barve was the first teacher of Sant Dnyaneshwar Vidyalaya. Post SSC, students either choose a college at Ghodegaon or Manchar for higher studies. For the last many years, SSC passing percentage at Sant Dnyaneshwar Vidyalaya is 100% Festivals and Temples in Chas Events like local Yatra, Wrestling, Tamasha and numerous religious observances include Ganesh Chaturthi get celebrated with high enthusiasm. Chas has many temples which attract devotees from all over the state. Bullock cart races are an inseparable part of this village which is very prominent throughout Pune district. Photo from 2011 race at Chas. Chas Villagers are