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About Chingun Village

Chingun is a mid sized village in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 460 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.05 hectares hectares.

Chingun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chingun village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 356.05 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 460
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chingun compares

By the 2011 count Chingun is the 84th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 356.05 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 981.

Getting to Chingun

Chingun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chingun as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chingun from other places

Chingun lies about 53 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Kalakund, about 24 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 Chingun
Tehsil headquarters Maheshwar 22 km
Nearest railway station Kalakund 24 km
District headquarters Khargone 53 km

Villages closest to Chingun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshwar 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 Chingun

As per the Census of India 2011, Chingun village had a population of 911. That makes it the 84th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Chingun village has 460 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chingun has about 980 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 981.

Chingun covers 356.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chingun falls under Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chingun is Kalakund, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chingun.

Chingun is about 53 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chingun is in Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district. Maheshwar is about 22 km away. Kalakund is about 24 km away. Khargone is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilbawdi (1.8 km), Chidadiya (1.9 km) and Hodadiya (1.9 km).

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

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