# Chinchghar Village, Khed, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/khed/chinchghar/ Village · Khed, Ratnagiri # Chinchghar Chinchghar is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,534 people in 381 households**, the 21st largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%. - 1,534people (2011) - 381households - 68.1%literacy - 1,119females per 1,000 males ## Chinchghar PIN code and other codes Chinchghar falls in Khed sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKhed - Census village code564986 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chinchghar from nearby towns? - Khed (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)129 km by road - Khed (nearest town)5 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 Chinchghar? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chinchghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khed - ○Degree college5–10 km · Khed - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadgaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Chinchghar known for? About 23% of the 602 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Chinchghar Of every 100 households in Chinchghar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chinchghar · ■ Khed rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****45%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **19% Tap water ****46%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **76% Use banking services ****33%** **55% Television ****45%** **38% Mobile phone ****58%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **30% Own their home ****86%** **88% 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 Chinchghar? ■ Chinchghar · ■ Khed rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%** **81.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1119** **1103 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1215** **937 Working population ****41.3%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 61.2% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 189 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (13%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 278 (44%) · **■** Marginal 70 (11%) 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 Khed - Saveni1,723 people - Ambaye1,686 people - Dabhil1,550 people - Tisangi1,546 people - Khavati1,453 people - Dhamanand1,434 people - Dayal1,406 people - Khopi1,381 people [All 215 villages in Khed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/khed/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chinchghar from Ratnagiri?129 km by road - What is the population of Chinchghar?1,534 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chinchghar in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chinchghar?68.1% (Census 2011)