About Chilkara Village

Chilkara is one of the larger villages in Bausi tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,678, made up of 2,863 males and 2,815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2070 hectares hectares.

Chilkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilkara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Bausi
Area (hectares)	2070 hectares
Population	5,678
Male Population	2,863
Female Population	2,815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilkara compares

By the 2011 count Chilkara is the 10th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 2070 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Chilkara

Chilkara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chilkara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chilkara from other places

Chilkara lies about 30 km from Banka. 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 Chilkara
Nearest town	Godda	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bausi	23 km
District headquarters	Banka	30 km

Villages closest to Chilkara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bausi 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 Chilkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilkara village had a population of 5,678. That makes it the 10th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Chilkara village has 2,863 males and 2,815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilkara has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Chilkara covers 2070 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilkara falls under Bausi tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Chilkara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chilkara.

Chilkara is about 30 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilkara is in Bausi tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 8.2 km away. Bausi is about 23 km away. Banka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.