About Chila Village

Chila is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 56 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chila village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	40.23 hectares
Population	113
Male Population	56
Female Population	57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chila compares

By the 2011 count Chila is the 103rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 40.23 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chila

Chila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chila from other places

Chila lies about 32 km from Shimla. 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 Chila
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	14 km
District headquarters	Shimla	32 km

Villages closest to Chila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chila village had a population of 113. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Chila village has 56 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chila has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chila is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chila covers 40.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chila falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

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

Chila is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chila is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.