# Chinchaghar Village, Mandangad, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mandangad, Ratnagiri 

# Chinchaghar

Chinchaghar is a village in Mandangad sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **515 people in 138 households**, the 41st largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 515people (2011)
- 138households
- 71.3%literacy
- 1,441females per 1,000 males

## Chinchaghar PIN code and other codes

Chinchaghar falls in Mandangad sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMandangad
- Census village code564730

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chinchaghar from nearby towns?

- Mandangad (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)199 km by road
- Khed (nearest town)70 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 Chinchaghar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chinchaghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devare
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandangad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandangad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Chinchaghar known for?

About 6% of the 353 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Chinchaghar

Of every 100 households in Chinchaghar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chinchaghar · ■ Mandangad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**27%

Tap water ****98%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**79%

Use banking services ****72%**

**57%

Television ****24%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chinchaghar?

■ Chinchaghar · ■ Mandangad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1441**

**1219

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**945

Working population ****41.9%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 66.3% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (78%) · **■** Other work 24 (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 Mandangad

- Borghar581 people
- Palghar568 people
- Palawani565 people
- Pat546 people
- Muradpur515 people
- Jawale505 people
- Dabhat491 people
- Lokran486 people

[All 109 villages in Mandangad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/mandangad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chinchaghar from Ratnagiri?199 km by road
- What is the population of Chinchaghar?515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chinchaghar in?Ratnagiri district (Mandangad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chinchaghar?71.3% (Census 2011)