About Chilam Village

Chilam is a large village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,311, made up of 2,231 males and 2,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares.

Chilam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilam village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	416 hectares
Population	4,311
Male Population	2,231
Female Population	2,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilam compares

By the 2011 count Chilam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Chilam

Chilam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chilam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chilam from other places

Chilam lies about 29 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 27 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 Chilam
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	7.3 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	27 km
District headquarters	Gaya	29 km

Villages closest to Chilam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilam village had a population of 4,311. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Chilam village has 2,231 males and 2,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilam has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Chilam covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chilam falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chilam is Kastha, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chilam.

Chilam is about 29 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilam is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 7.3 km away. Sherghāti is about 7.3 km away. Kastha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.