About Chaingaon Village

Chaingaon is a large village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,539, made up of 1,334 males and 1,205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1206.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaingaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaingaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Mehkar
Pincode	443301
Area (hectares)	1206.62 hectares
Population	2,539
Male Population	1,334
Female Population	1,205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaingaon compares

By the 2011 count Chaingaon is the 23rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 1206.62 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chaingaon

Chaingaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaingaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chaingaon from other places

Chaingaon lies about 54 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 61 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 Chaingaon
Tehsil headquarters	Mehkar	6.6 km
District headquarters	Buldana	54 km
Nearest railway station	Jaulka	61 km

Villages closest to Chaingaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaingaon village had a population of 2,539. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Chaingaon village has 1,334 males and 1,205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaingaon has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Chaingaon is 443301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaingaon covers 1206.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaingaon falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chaingaon is Jaulka, about 61 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 village for Chaingaon.

Chaingaon is about 54 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaingaon is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 6.6 km away. Buldana is about 54 km away. Jaulka is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.