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About Chiwandha Village

Chiwandha is a small village in Gondpipri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 166 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.52 hectares hectares.

Chiwandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiwandha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Gondpipri
Area (hectares) 401.52 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 166
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiwandha compares

By the 2011 count Chiwandha is the 74th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 809 residents. Its 401.52 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Chiwandha

Chiwandha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chiwandha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chiwandha from other places

Chiwandha lies about 46 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Wihirgaon, about 20 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 Chiwandha
Tehsil headquarters Gondpipri 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Wihirgaon 20 km
Nearest town Rājūra 30 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 46 km

Villages closest to Chiwandha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiwandha village had a population of 341. That makes it the 74th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 809 residents.

Chiwandha village has 166 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiwandha has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Chiwandha covers 401.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chiwandha falls under Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chiwandha is Wihirgaon, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Chiwandha.

Chiwandha is about 46 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiwandha is in Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Gondpipri is about 8.0 km away. Wihirgaon is about 20 km away. Rājūra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gojoli Makta (2.3 km), Kondhana (4.0 km) and Chak Somanpalli (4.4 km).

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

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