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About Chinchkhed Village

Chinchkhed is a small village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 145 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.52 hectares hectares.

Chinchkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinchkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 398.52 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 145
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
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 Chinchkhed compares

By the 2011 count Chinchkhed is the 111th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 398.52 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chinchkhed

Chinchkhed is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chinchkhed 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 Chinchkhed from other places

Chinchkhed lies about 28 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 9.3 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 Chinchkhed
Nearest railway station Lohagad 9.3 km
Nearest town Pātūr 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 28 km
District headquarters Akola 28 km

Villages closest to Chinchkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinchkhed village had a population of 266. That makes it the 111th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Chinchkhed village has 145 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinchkhed has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Chinchkhed covers 398.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chinchkhed falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chinchkhed is Lohagad, about 9.3 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 Chinchkhed.

Chinchkhed is about 28 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinchkhed is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about 9.3 km away. Pātūr is about 24 km away. Barshitakli is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahan (under 2 km), Takarkhed (under 2 km) and Nimbhara (1.7 km).

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

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