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About Chilamarwa Village

Chilamarwa is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 484 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares.

Chilamarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilamarwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 484
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Chilamarwa compares

By the 2011 count Chilamarwa is the 51st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Chilamarwa

Chilamarwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chilamarwa 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 Chilamarwa from other places

Chilamarwa lies about 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 6.0 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 Chilamarwa
Nearest railway station Bankata 6.0 km
Nearest town Mairwa 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 28 km
District headquarters Siwan 28 km

Villages closest to Chilamarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilamarwa village had a population of 922. That makes it the 51st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Chilamarwa village has 484 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilamarwa has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Chilamarwa covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chilamarwa falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chilamarwa is Bankata, about 6.0 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 Chilamarwa.

Chilamarwa is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilamarwa is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Bankata is about 6.0 km away. Mairwa is about 8.8 km away. Guthani is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belauri (under 2 km), Kunresar (under 2 km) and Surwar Gondi (under 2 km).

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

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