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About Chilputi Village

Chilputi is a large village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,136, made up of 1,022 males and 1,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1133.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilputi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilputi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 1133.82 hectares
Population 2,136
Male Population 1,022
Female Population 1,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilputi compares

By the 2011 count Chilputi is the 19th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 1133.82 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Chilputi

Chilputi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chilputi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chilputi from other places

Chilputi lies about 55 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Bade Arapur, about 72 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 Chilputi
Tehsil headquarters Kondagaon 7.6 km
District headquarters Bastar 55 km
Nearest railway station Bade Arapur 72 km

Villages closest to Chilputi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilputi village had a population of 2,136. That makes it the 19th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Chilputi village has 1,022 males and 1,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilputi has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Chilputi is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilputi covers 1133.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chilputi falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chilputi is Bade Arapur, about 72 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Chilputi.

Chilputi is about 55 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilputi is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 7.6 km away. Bastar is about 55 km away. Bade Arapur is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indagaon (1.8 km), Sitali (3.6 km) and Dongarigura (4.3 km).

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

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