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About Chila Village

Chila is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 57 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, 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 Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 112.45 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 57
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chila compares

By the 2011 count Chila is the 255th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 112.45 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 990.

Getting to Chila

Chila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chila as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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
Tehsil headquarters Theog 8.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Chila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chila village had a population of 110. That makes it the 255th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Chila village has 57 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chila has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Chila is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chila covers 112.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chila falls under Theog 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.1 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Chila (under 2 km), Dodra (under 2 km) and Khaprol (under 2 km).

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

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