About Chilphi Village

Chilphi is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 503 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilphi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilphi village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Lormi
Pincode	495115
Area (hectares)	185.38 hectares
Population	993
Male Population	503
Female Population	490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilphi compares

By the 2011 count Chilphi is the 100th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 185.38 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chilphi

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

Chilphi lies about 65 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 49 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 Chilphi
Tehsil headquarters	Lormi	16 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kargi Road	49 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	65 km

Villages closest to Chilphi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilphi village had a population of 993. That makes it the 100th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Chilphi village has 503 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilphi has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chilphi is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilphi covers 185.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilphi falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chilphi is Kargi Road, about 49 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 Chilphi.

Chilphi is about 65 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilphi is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 16 km away. Mungeli is about 24 km away. Kargi Road is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.