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About Chilgora Village

Chilgora is a large village in Jaridih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,006, made up of 1,552 males and 1,454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 814 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilgora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilgora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Jaridih
Pincode 829301
Area (hectares) 814 hectares
Population 3,006
Male Population 1,552
Female Population 1,454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Chilgora compares

By the 2011 count Chilgora is the 7th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents. Its 814 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chilgora

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

Chilgora lies about 51 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 12 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 Chilgora
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 12 km
Nearest town Gumia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaridih 27 km
District headquarters Bokaro 51 km

Villages closest to Chilgora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilgora village had a population of 3,006. That makes it the 7th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents.

Chilgora village has 1,552 males and 1,454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilgora has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Chilgora is 829301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilgora covers 814 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilgora falls under Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chilgora is Dumri Bihar, about 12 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 Chilgora.

Chilgora is about 51 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilgora is in Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district. Dumri Bihar is about 12 km away. Gumia is about 16 km away. Jaridih is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pengikudar (13 km), Araldih (14 km) and Kenduadih (18 km).

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

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