# Chinchgundi Village, Aheri, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/aheri/chinchgundi/ Village · Aheri, Gadchiroli # Chinchgundi Chinchgundi is a village in Aheri sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,321 people in 326 households**, the 20th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 1,321people (2011) - 326households - 65.6%literacy - 1,087females per 1,000 males ## Chinchgundi PIN code and other codes Chinchgundi falls in Aheri sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAheri - Census village code539854 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chinchgundi from nearby towns? - Aheri (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)124 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town)124 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Chinchgundi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chinchgundi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aheri - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Aheri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chinchgundi known for? About 87% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 281 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Chinchgundi Of every 100 households in Chinchgundi in 2011, 81 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chinchgundi · ■ Aheri rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **48% Toilet within the home ****8%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****56%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **90% Use banking services ****51%** **77% Television ****11%** **20% Mobile phone ****11%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****63%** **44% Own their home ****93%** **89% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Chinchgundi? ■ Chinchgundi · ■ Aheri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **950 Working population ****51.4%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 59.5% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 78 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (38%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 243 (36%) · **■** Marginal 87 (13%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Aheri - Rajpur Patch1,419 people - Mahagaon Kh1,418 people - Bori1,400 people - Damrancha1,394 people - Gudigudam1,316 people - Dechali S1,313 people - Cherpalli S1,100 people - Govindgaon1,073 people [All 183 villages in Aheri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/aheri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chinchgundi from Gadchiroli?124 km by road - What is the population of Chinchgundi?1,321 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chinchgundi in?Gadchiroli district (Aheri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chinchgundi?65.6% (Census 2011)