About Chila Village

Chila is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 21 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, 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	Seoni
Pincode	171301
Area (hectares)	53.97 hectares
Population	40
Male Population	21
Female Population	19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chila compares

By the 2011 count Chila is the 167th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 53.97 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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 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 18 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
District headquarters	Shimla	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Seoni	20 km

Villages closest to Chila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni 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 40. That makes it the 167th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Chila village has 21 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chila has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Chila is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chila covers 53.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chila falls under Seoni 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 10+ km distance for Chila.

Chila is about 18 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 Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 18 km away. Seoni is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.