About Chilas Village

Chilas is a mid sized village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,770, made up of 925 males and 845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1874.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilas village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Rajauri
Pincode	185151
Area (hectares)	1874.5 hectares
Population	1,770
Male Population	925
Female Population	845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilas compares

By the 2011 count Chilas is the 27th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 1874.5 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Chilas

Chilas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chilas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chilas from other places

Chilas lies about 25 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 72 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 Chilas
Tehsil headquarters	Rajauri	16 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	16 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	25 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	72 km

Villages closest to Chilas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilas village had a population of 1,770. That makes it the 27th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Chilas village has 925 males and 845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilas has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Chilas is 185151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilas covers 1874.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chilas falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chilas is Dugga, about 72 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chilas.

Chilas is about 25 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilas is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 16 km away. Rajaori is about 16 km away. Rajouri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.