About Chilhania Village

Chilhania is a mid sized village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,990, made up of 1,030 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares.

Chilhania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilhania village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Terhagachh
Area (hectares)	342 hectares
Population	1,990
Male Population	1,030
Female Population	960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
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 Chilhania compares

By the 2011 count Chilhania is the 20th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Chilhania

Chilhania is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chilhania 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 Chilhania from other places

Chilhania lies about 34 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, 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 Chilhania
Tehsil headquarters	Terhagachh	14 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	15 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	27 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	34 km

Villages closest to Chilhania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilhania village had a population of 1,990. That makes it the 20th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Chilhania village has 1,030 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilhania has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Chilhania covers 342 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilhania falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chilhania is Pawakhali, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chilhania.

Chilhania is about 34 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilhania is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Terhagachh is about 14 km away. Bahādurganj is about 15 km away. Pawakhali is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.