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About Chinchwadi Village

Chinchwadi is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 278 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,241 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinchwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinchwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 415709
Area (hectares) 423.65 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 278
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,241
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chinchwadi compares

By the 2011 count Chinchwadi is the 98th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 423.65 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1164.

Getting to Chinchwadi

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

How far is Chinchwadi from other places

Chinchwadi lies about 91 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Chinchwadi
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 20 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 28 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 91 km

Villages closest to Chinchwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinchwadi village had a population of 623. That makes it the 98th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Chinchwadi village has 278 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinchwadi has about 1241 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

The pincode recorded for Chinchwadi is 415709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinchwadi covers 423.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chinchwadi falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chinchwadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Chinchwadi.

Chinchwadi is about 91 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinchwadi is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 16 km away. Khed is about 20 km away. Chiplūn is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelsai Budhawadi (under 2 km), Chandewadi (under 2 km) and Chirani Varchiwadi (under 2 km).

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

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