About Chilra Village

Chilra is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 292 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	43 hectares
Population	576
Male Population	292
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
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 Chilra compares

By the 2011 count Chilra is the 84th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chilra

Chilra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chilra 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. The nearest villages by name are Chhatna, Chichahara, Chichehra and Chihutia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chilra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilra village had a population of 576. That makes it the 84th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Chilra village has 292 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilra has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chilra is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilra covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chilra falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chilra notes the nearest railway station 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 Chilra.

Chilra is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.