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About Chinchane Village

Chinchane is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 356 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 876 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinchane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinchane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Pincode 416508
Area (hectares) 876 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 356
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinchane compares

By the 2011 count Chinchane is the 106th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 876 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Chinchane

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

How far is Chinchane from other places

Chinchane lies about 78 km from Kolhapur. 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 Chinchane
Nearest town Belagavi 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 25 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 78 km

Villages closest to Chinchane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinchane village had a population of 716. That makes it the 106th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Chinchane village has 356 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinchane has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Chinchane is 416508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinchane covers 876 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.

Chinchane falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chinchane notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chinchane is about 78 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinchane is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Belagavi is about 21 km away. Chandgad is about 25 km away. Kolhapur is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajgoli Bk (under 2 km), Dundage (1.6 km) and Talguli (1.6 km).

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

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