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About Chivale Village

Chivale is a small village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 38 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chivale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chivale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Pincode 416210
Area (hectares) 1228 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 38
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
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 Chivale compares

By the 2011 count Chivale is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 1228 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1003.

Getting to Chivale

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

Chivale lies about 72 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 38 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 Chivale
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 24 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 25 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 38 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 72 km

Villages closest to Chivale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chivale village had a population of 78. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Chivale village has 38 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chivale has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Chivale is 416210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chivale covers 1228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chivale falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chivale is Belagavi, about 38 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 Chivale.

Chivale is about 72 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chivale is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 24 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 25 km away. Belagavi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morewadi (5.0 km), Khanapur (5.6 km) and Devarde (10 km).

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

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