About Chilka Village

Chilka is a mid sized village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 456 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Baikunthpur
Pincode	497335
Area (hectares)	229.55 hectares
Population	946
Male Population	456
Female Population	490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilka compares

By the 2011 count Chilka is the 47th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 229.55 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chilka

Chilka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chilka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Champajhar, Charpara, Cherwapara and Chharchha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chilka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilka village had a population of 946. That makes it the 47th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Chilka village has 456 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilka has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chilka is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilka covers 229.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilka falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chilka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chilka.

Chilka is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.