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About Chinchewadi Village

Chinchewadi is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 494 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinchewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinchewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416502
Area (hectares) 715 hectares
Population 1,030
Male Population 494
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinchewadi compares

By the 2011 count Chinchewadi is the 62nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 715 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Chinchewadi

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

Chinchewadi lies about 60 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 31 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 Chinchewadi
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 31 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 60 km

Villages closest to Chinchewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinchewadi village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Chinchewadi village has 494 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinchewadi has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Chinchewadi is 416502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinchewadi covers 715 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chinchewadi falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chinchewadi is Pachhapur, about 31 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 Chinchewadi.

Chinchewadi is about 60 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinchewadi is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 7.4 km away. Pachhapur is about 31 km away. Kolhapur is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naukud (1.6 km), Channekuppi (2.6 km) and Hasursasgiri (2.6 km).

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

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