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About Chumb Village

Chumb is a mid sized village in Barshi tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,429, made up of 721 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 958.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chumb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chumb village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Barshi
Pincode 413409
Area (hectares) 958.52 hectares
Population 1,429
Male Population 721
Female Population 708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chumb compares

By the 2011 count Chumb is the 63rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents. Its 958.52 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Chumb

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

Chumb lies about 83 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Kuslamb, 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 Chumb
Nearest railway station Kuslamb 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshi 19 km
District headquarters Solapur 83 km

Villages closest to Chumb

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chumb village had a population of 1,429. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents.

Chumb village has 721 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chumb has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Chumb is 413409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chumb covers 958.52 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.

Chumb falls under Barshi tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chumb is Kuslamb, 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 Chumb.

Chumb is about 83 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chumb is in Barshi tehsil of Solapur district. Kuslamb is about 14 km away. Barshi is about 19 km away. Solapur is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koregaon (2.3 km), Khadkoni (3.1 km) and Dhamangaon (3.1 km).

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

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