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About Chimane Village

Chimane is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,315, made up of 609 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.54 hectares hectares.

Chimane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Area (hectares) 461.54 hectares
Population 1,315
Male Population 609
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chimane compares

By the 2011 count Chimane is the 25th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 461.54 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Chimane

Chimane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chimane as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chimane from other places

Chimane lies about 53 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 52 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 Chimane
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 12 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 15 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 52 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 53 km

Villages closest to Chimane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimane village had a population of 1,315. That makes it the 25th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Chimane village has 609 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimane has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

Chimane covers 461.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chimane falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chimane is Pachhapur, about 52 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chimane.

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

Chimane is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 12 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 15 km away. Pachhapur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahagondwadi (1.8 km), Mahagond (2.8 km) and Honyali (2.8 km).

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

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