About Chichvad Village

Chichvad is a large village in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,285, made up of 2,244 males and 2,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chichvad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichvad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shirol
Pincode	416120
Area (hectares)	396.26 hectares
Population	4,285
Male Population	2,244
Female Population	2,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chichvad compares

By the 2011 count Chichvad is the 30th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 396.26 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chichvad

Chichvad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chichvad 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chichvad from other places

Chichvad lies about 9.2 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 2.0 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 Chichvad
Nearest railway station	Valivade	2.0 km
Nearest town	Unchagao	4.8 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shirol	30 km

Villages closest to Chichvad

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

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Common questions about Chichvad

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichvad village had a population of 4,285. That makes it the 30th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Chichvad village has 2,244 males and 2,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichvad has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chichvad is 416120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chichvad covers 396.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chichvad falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chichvad is Valivade, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chichvad.

Chichvad is about 9.2 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichvad is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Valivade is about 2.0 km away. Unchagao is about 4.8 km away. Kolhapur is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.