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About Chilhamari Village

Chilhamari is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,154, made up of 614 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilhamari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilhamari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Pincode 855117
Area (hectares) 188.71 hectares
Population 1,154
Male Population 614
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chilhamari compares

By the 2011 count Chilhamari is the 75th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 188.71 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chilhamari

Chilhamari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chilhamari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chilhamari from other places

Chilhamari lies about 85 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Sukhsena, about 7.7 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 Chilhamari
Nearest railway station Sukhsena 7.7 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pothia 27 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 85 km

Villages closest to Chilhamari

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

Common questions about Chilhamari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilhamari village had a population of 1,154. That makes it the 75th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Chilhamari village has 614 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilhamari has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chilhamari is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilhamari covers 188.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chilhamari falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chilhamari is Sukhsena, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chilhamari.

Chilhamari is about 85 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilhamari is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Sukhsena is about 7.7 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 13 km away. Pothia is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Geramari (under 2 km), Singhiamari (under 2 km) and Sonapur (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chilhamari today is likely to be higher.

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