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About Chilwaniyan Village

Chilwaniyan is one of the larger villages in Bhitaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,165, made up of 2,705 males and 2,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilwaniyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilwaniyan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bhitaha
Pincode 845104
Area (hectares) 275.6 hectares
Population 5,165
Male Population 2,705
Female Population 2,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilwaniyan compares

By the 2011 count Chilwaniyan is the 5th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 275.6 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 845.

Getting to Chilwaniyan

Chilwaniyan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chilwaniyan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chilwaniyan from other places

Chilwaniyan lies about 30 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chaf, about 12 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 Chilwaniyan
Tehsil headquarters Bhitaha 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Chaf 12 km
Nearest town Padrauna 19 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 30 km

Villages closest to Chilwaniyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilwaniyan village had a population of 5,165. That makes it the 5th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Chilwaniyan village has 2,705 males and 2,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilwaniyan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 845.

The pincode recorded for Chilwaniyan is 845104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilwaniyan covers 275.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chilwaniyan falls under Bhitaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chilwaniyan is Chaf, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chilwaniyan.

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

Chilwaniyan is in Bhitaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhitaha is about 2.6 km away. Chaf is about 12 km away. Padrauna is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moradih (under 2 km), Barariha (1.7 km) and Barhara (2.1 km).

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

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