# Chinchwali Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Chinchwali

Chinchwali is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **487 people in 124 households**, the 76th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 487people (2011)
- 124households
- 79.0%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Chinchwali PIN code and other codes

Chinchwali falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566397

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

## How far is Chinchwali from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)70 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)26 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 Chinchwali?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chinchwali; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharepatan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Talere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malvan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Chinchwali known for?

The main crops are **mango, rice and nagli**. About 62% of the 475 hectares of village land is sown, and 296 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 Chinchwali

Of every 100 households in Chinchwali in 2011, 79 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Chinchwali · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**18%

Tap water ****68%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**54%

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

**13%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****75%**

**58%

Television ****29%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****24%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**28%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 Chinchwali?

■ Chinchwali · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**934

Working population ****51.5%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 66.5% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 225 (90%)

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 Kankavli

- Satral516 people
- Lingeshwar Nagar497 people
- Avaleshwar493 people
- Jambhalgaon489 people
- Humbarane473 people
- Sambhajinagar453 people
- Pimpalgaon451 people
- Audumbarnagar414 people

[All 105 villages in Kankavli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chinchwali from Oras Bk.?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chinchwali?487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chinchwali in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chinchwali?79.0% (Census 2011)