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About Chinchani Village

Chinchani is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,705, made up of 806 males and 899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinchani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinchani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 415311
Area (hectares) 696.37 hectares
Population 1,705
Male Population 806
Female Population 899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinchani compares

By the 2011 count Chinchani is the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 696.37 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Chinchani

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

Chinchani lies about 24 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Nandre, about 14 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 Chinchani
Nearest town Tāsgaon 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Nandre 14 km
District headquarters Sangli 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 24 km

Villages closest to Chinchani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinchani village had a population of 1,705. That makes it the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Chinchani village has 806 males and 899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinchani has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

The pincode recorded for Chinchani is 415311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinchani covers 696.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chinchani falls under Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chinchani is Nandre, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Chinchani.

Chinchani is about 24 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinchani is in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district. Tāsgaon is about 4.9 km away. Nandre is about 14 km away. Sangli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnagar (12 km), Nagewadi (16 km) and Bamani (16 km).

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

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