About Chilga Village

Chilga is a mid sized village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 485 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Pirtanr
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	947
Male Population	485
Female Population	462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
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 Chilga compares

By the 2011 count Chilga is the 25th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chilga

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

Chilga lies about 8.3 km from Pirtanr, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 18 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 Chilga
Tehsil headquarters	Pirtanr	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Giridih	18 km

Villages closest to Chilga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilga village had a population of 947. That makes it the 25th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Chilga village has 485 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilga has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Chilga is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilga covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilga falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chilga is Giridih, about 18 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 Chilga.

Chilga is about 8.3 km from Pirtanr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilga is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 8.3 km away. Giridih is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.