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About Chunchwad Village

Chunchwad is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,383, made up of 692 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 966.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunchwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunchwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591106
Area (hectares) 966.62 hectares
Population 1,383
Male Population 692
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chunchwad compares

By the 2011 count Chunchwad is the 50th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 966.62 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chunchwad

Chunchwad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chunchwad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chikhale, Chikkahattiholi, Chikkamanoli and Chinchewadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chunchwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunchwad village had a population of 1,383. That makes it the 50th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Chunchwad village has 692 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunchwad has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chunchwad is 591106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunchwad covers 966.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chunchwad falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The census record for Chunchwad notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chunchwad.

Chunchwad is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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