# Chinchwad Village, Devgad, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devgad, Sindhudurg 

# Chinchwad

Chinchwad is a village in Devgad sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **280 people in 94 households**, the 93rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 280people (2011)
- 94households
- 83.3%literacy
- 1,188females per 1,000 males

## Chinchwad PIN code and other codes

Chinchwad falls in Devgad sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDevgad
- Census village code566253

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

## How far is Chinchwad from nearby towns?

- Devgad (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)84 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)14 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 Chinchwad?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chinchwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mond
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devgad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamsande
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Chinchwad known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and cashew**. About 34% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Chinchwad

Of every 100 households in Chinchwad in 2011, 85 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Chinchwad · ■ Devgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**7%

Tap water ****71%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**80%

Use banking services ****80%**

**61%

Television ****53%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****15%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**90%

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 Chinchwad?

■ Chinchwad · ■ Devgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1188**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**924

Working population ****28.9%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 78.7% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (9%) · **■** Other work 46 (57%) · **■** Marginal 4 (5%)

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 Devgad

- Kasaba Waghotan313 people
- Bagamala303 people
- Wadetar293 people
- Aadbandar292 people
- Rembavali259 people
- Bandegaon222 people
- Wadaker Poi178 people
- Bagatalavade136 people

[All 98 villages in Devgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/devgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chinchwad from Oras Bk.?84 km by road
- What is the population of Chinchwad?280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chinchwad in?Sindhudurg district (Devgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chinchwad?83.3% (Census 2011)