Chinchpada

Chinchpada
village
Chinchpada
Chinchpada

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 21°11′20″N 73°54′38″E / 21.18889°N 73.91056°E / 21.18889; 73.91056Coordinates: 21°11′20″N 73°54′38″E / 21.18889°N 73.91056°E / 21.18889; 73.91056
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Taluka Navapur
Government
  Body Village panchayat
Population (2001)
  Total 6,575
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 425417
Telephone code 02569
Vehicle registration MH-39
Lok Sabha constituency Nandurbar
Vidhan Sabha constituency Navapur

Chinchpada is a panchayat village[1] located in Nashik division of the Kandesh region of Maharashtra state in India.[2] The village used to be called Bodhgaon. Administratively, Chinchpada is under Navapur Taluka, Nandurbar District, Maharashtra.[3] There is only the single village of Chinchpada in the Chinchpada gram panchayat.[3] It is located on National Highway 6 running between Hazira (near Surat) in Gujarat to Kolkota, West Bengal. It is about 100 km from Dhule and about 120 km from Surat.

Infrastructure

Chinchpada is a pleasant place lined by hills on one side. Chinchpada is famous for the 'Chinchpada Christian Hospital'Italic text [4] which is governed by the Emmanuel Hospital Association (EHA). The Hospital was established in 1942 as a small clinic and later it was upgraded to a 15-bed hospital that continues to provide healthcare services to the predominantly tribal population in the surrounding villages. It was incorporated into EHA in 1974. The hospital, known for its low cost quality health care currently has 50 beds and attracts a lot of patients referred there for surgeries and maternity services.

Chinchpada is also well known for its Railway Station which was constructed by the British government during the colonial era. The rail lines connect Surat to Bhusawal, two of India's big railway junctions.

The 'Hotel Man-Har' which is on the National Highway 6 provides hospitality to travellers.

Culture

The majority of the village's population is engaged in educational services sector. 'Unity in Diversity' can seen in this town as Marathi, Marwari, Gujarati, Adivasi ,Sikh communities live here with love and peace.

Educational Facility

Four high-schools and one Junior College provide educational facilities to the community.

Namely:

  1. Pachim Khandesah Bhill Seva Mandal Sanchalit Vanvasi Vidyalaya' (High-school, Marathi Medium)
  2. S.C.Chavan Junior College. (College of Science and Arts)
  3. Emmanuel Public School. (High-school, English Medium, Maharashtra State Board)
  4. D.G.Agarwal Memorial School. (High-school, English Medium, CBSE Board)
  5. Tribal Education Society. (High-school, Marathi Medium)
  6. Sushant Sarvajanik Vachnalay Chinchpada

Demographics

In the 2001 census, the village of Chimchpada had 6,575 inhabitants, with 3,342 males (50.8%) and 3,233 females (49.2%), for a gender ratio of 967 females per thousand males.[5]

Notes

  1. 2011 Village Panchayat Code for Chinchpada = 184160, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Navapur, Nundurbar, Maharashtra". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
  2. 2001 Census Village code for Chinchpada = 00093200, "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Maharashtra" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 2011 Census Village code for Chinchpada = 525930, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Chinchpada Gram Panchayat, Navapur, Nandurbar, Maharashtra". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
  4. Chinchpada Christian Hospital:http://www.ehausa.org/hospitals_chinchpada_christian.html
  5. "Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Nandurbar: Nawapur: Chinchpada". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013.
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