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About Chilakota Village

Chilakota is one of the larger villages in Limkheda tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,816, made up of 6,425 males and 6,391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2377.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilakota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilakota village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Limkheda
Pincode 389152
Area (hectares) 2377.75 hectares
Population 12,816
Male Population 6,425
Female Population 6,391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilakota compares

By the 2011 count Chilakota is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 2377.75 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 1007.

Getting to Chilakota

Chilakota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chilakota as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chilakota from other places

Chilakota lies about 17 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Usra, about 12 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 Chilakota
Nearest railway station Usra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Limkheda 17 km
District headquarters Dohad 17 km

Villages closest to Chilakota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilakota village had a population of 12,816. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Chilakota village has 6,425 males and 6,391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilakota 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Chilakota is 389152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilakota covers 2377.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilakota falls under Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Chilakota is Usra, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chilakota.

Chilakota is about 17 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilakota is in Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district. Usra is about 12 km away. Limkheda is about 17 km away. Dohad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rai (11 km), Dhanpur (12 km) and Manlli (14 km).

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

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