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About Chinchwali Village

Chinchwali is a small village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 249 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.6 hectares hectares.

Chinchwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinchwali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Area (hectares) 474.6 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 249
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinchwali compares

By the 2011 count Chinchwali is the 76th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 474.6 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Chinchwali

Chinchwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chinchwali 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. The nearest villages by name are Bharni, Bhiravande, Bidwadi and Bordave. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chinchwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinchwali village had a population of 487. That makes it the 76th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Chinchwali village has 249 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinchwali has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Chinchwali covers 474.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chinchwali falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chinchwali 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chinchwali.

Chinchwali is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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