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About Chilphi Village

Chilphi is a mid sized village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 606 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilphi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilphi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Saja
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 510.3 hectares
Population 1,209
Male Population 606
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
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 23rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 510.3 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1009.

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 79 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 48 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
Nearest town Bemetāra 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Saja 28 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 48 km
District headquarters Durg 79 km

Villages closest to Chilphi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilphi village had a population of 1,209. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Chilphi village has 606 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilphi has about 995 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 1009.

The pincode recorded for Chilphi is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilphi covers 510.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilphi falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chilphi is Hathbandh, about 48 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 79 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilphi is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Bemetāra is about 19 km away. Saja is about 28 km away. Hathbandh is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadahuli (18 km), Kandai (20 km) and Singhanpuri (21 km).

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

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