About Chichgaon Village

Chichgaon is a small village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 225 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chichgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Lakhandur
Pincode	441803
Area (hectares)	236.68 hectares
Population	420
Male Population	225
Female Population	195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chichgaon compares

By the 2011 count Chichgaon is the 72nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 236.68 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 993.

Getting to Chichgaon

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

How far is Chichgaon from other places

Chichgaon lies about 55 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Wadegaon, about 4.5 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 Chichgaon
Nearest railway station	Wadegaon	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhandur	6.0 km
Nearest town	Desāīganj	15 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	55 km

Villages closest to Chichgaon

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

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Common questions about Chichgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichgaon village had a population of 420. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Chichgaon village has 225 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichgaon has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chichgaon is 441803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chichgaon covers 236.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chichgaon falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chichgaon is Wadegaon, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chichgaon.

Chichgaon is about 55 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichgaon is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Wadegaon is about 4.5 km away. Lakhandur is about 6.0 km away. Desāīganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.