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About Chinchani Village

Chinchani is a large village in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,483, made up of 2,297 males and 2,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1841.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591287, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinchani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinchani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591287
Area (hectares) 1841.27 hectares
Population 4,483
Male Population 2,297
Female Population 2,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinchani compares

By the 2011 count Chinchani is the 36th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 1841.27 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Chinchani

Chinchani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chinchani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chinchani from other places

Chinchani lies about 63 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Chikodi Road, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chinchani
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Chikodi Road 26 km
District headquarters Belgaum 63 km

Villages closest to Chinchani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chikodi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chinchani

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinchani village had a population of 4,483. That makes it the 36th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Chinchani village has 2,297 males and 2,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinchani has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Chinchani is 591287. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinchani covers 1841.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chinchani falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chinchani is Chikodi Road, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chinchani.

Chinchani is about 63 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinchani is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Chikodi is about 5.9 km away. Chikodi Road is about 26 km away. Belgaum is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuppanawadi (under 2 km), Kothali (2.7 km) and Girgaon (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chinchani today is likely to be higher.

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