About Chil Village

Chil is a mid sized village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,634, made up of 851 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.6 hectares hectares.

Chil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chil village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Khansahib
Area (hectares)	192.6 hectares
Population	1,634
Male Population	851
Female Population	783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chil compares

By the 2011 count Chil is the 28th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 192.6 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Chil

Chil is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chil as Available within 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 Chil from other places

Chil lies about 16 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 16 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 Chil
Tehsil headquarters	Khansahib	7.5 km
District headquarters	Badgam	16 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	16 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	19 km

Villages closest to Chil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chil village had a population of 1,634. That makes it the 28th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Chil village has 851 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chil has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Chil covers 192.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chil falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chil is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chil.

Chil is about 16 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chil is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Khansahib is about 7.5 km away. Badgam is about 16 km away. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.