About Chila Village

Chila is a mid sized village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 886, made up of 443 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1066 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chila village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bani
Pincode	184206
Area (hectares)	1066 hectares
Population	886
Male Population	443
Female Population	443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 Chila compares

By the 2011 count Chila is the 25th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 1066 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Chila

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

Chila lies about 12 km from Bani, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 28 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 Chila
Tehsil headquarters	Bani	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	28 km

Villages closest to Chila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bani 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 886. That makes it the 25th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Chila village has 443 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chila has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Chila is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chila covers 1066 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chila falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chila is Kathua, about 28 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 Chila.

Chila is about 12 km from Bani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chila is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 12 km away. Kathua is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.