About Chilakam Village

Chilakam is a mid sized village in Garugubilli tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,984, made up of 984 males and 1,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535463, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilakam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilakam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Tehsil	Garugubilli
Pincode	535463
Area (hectares)	629 hectares
Population	1,984
Male Population	984
Female Population	1,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilakam compares

By the 2011 count Chilakam is the 4th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 629 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Chilakam

Chilakam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chilakam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chilakam from other places

Chilakam lies about 31 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Boddavara, about 1.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chilakam
Nearest railway station	Boddavara	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garugubilli	16 km
District headquarters	Vizianagaram	31 km

Villages closest to Chilakam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garugubilli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chilakam

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilakam village had a population of 1,984. That makes it the 4th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Chilakam village has 984 males and 1,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilakam has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Chilakam is 535463. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilakam covers 629 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilakam falls under Garugubilli tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chilakam is Boddavara, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chilakam.

Chilakam is about 31 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilakam is in Garugubilli tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Boddavara is about 1.9 km away. Garugubilli is about 16 km away. Vizianagaram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.