About Chilla Village

Chilla is a mid sized village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,046, made up of 510 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilla village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mandi
Pincode	185102
Area (hectares)	454 hectares
Population	1,046
Male Population	510
Female Population	536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilla compares

By the 2011 count Chilla is the 25th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 454 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Chilla

Chilla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chilla as Available within 5 - 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 Chilla from other places

Chilla lies about 24 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 38 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 Chilla
Tehsil headquarters	Mandi	11 km
District headquarters	Punch	24 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	24 km
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	38 km

Villages closest to Chilla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilla village had a population of 1,046. That makes it the 25th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Chilla village has 510 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilla has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Chilla is 185102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilla covers 454 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilla falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chilla is Mazhom, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chilla.

Chilla is about 24 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilla is in Mandi tehsil of Punch district. Mandi is about 11 km away. Punch is about 24 km away. Pūnch is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.