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About Chillepain Village

Chillepain is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 771 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chillepain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chillepain village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Gandoh
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 217.3 hectares
Population 1,499
Male Population 771
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chillepain compares

By the 2011 count Chillepain is the 18th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 217.3 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Chillepain

Chillepain is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chillepain as Available within 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 Chillepain from other places

Chillepain lies about 15 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sangaldan, about 30 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 Chillepain
Tehsil headquarters Gandoh 15 km
District headquarters Doda 15 km
Nearest railway station Sangaldan 30 km

Villages closest to Chillepain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chillepain village had a population of 1,499. That makes it the 18th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Chillepain village has 771 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chillepain has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Chillepain is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chillepain covers 217.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chillepain falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chillepain is Sangaldan, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Chillepain.

Chillepain is about 15 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chillepain is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Gandoh is about 15 km away. Doda is about 15 km away. Sangaldan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawari (2.6 km), Batmas (3.4 km) and Mandhan (16 km).

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

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