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About Chiwara Village

Chiwara is a large village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,160, made up of 1,094 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 901.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiwara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Pincode 444503
Area (hectares) 901.59 hectares
Population 2,160
Male Population 1,094
Female Population 1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chiwara compares

By the 2011 count Chiwara is the 18th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 901.59 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Chiwara

Chiwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chiwara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chiwara from other places

Chiwara lies about 12 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kata Road, about 8.3 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 Chiwara
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Kata Road 8.3 km
District headquarters Washim 12 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 12 km

Villages closest to Chiwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiwara village had a population of 2,160. That makes it the 18th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Chiwara village has 1,094 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiwara has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Chiwara is 444503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiwara covers 901.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiwara falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chiwara is Kata Road, about 8.3 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 km distance for Chiwara.

Chiwara is about 12 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiwara is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Malegaon is about 8.3 km away. Kata Road is about 8.3 km away. Washim is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bramhanwada Bk (under 2 km), Bramhanwada Kh (under 2 km) and Dharkaranji (3.2 km).

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

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