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About Chilha Village

Chilha is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 538 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 1,047
Male Population 538
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Chilha compares

By the 2011 count Chilha is the 57th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chilha

Chilha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chilha 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 Chilha from other places

Chilha lies about 22 km from Godda. 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 Chilha
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 5.1 km
District headquarters Godda 22 km

Villages closest to Chilha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilha village had a population of 1,047. That makes it the 57th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Chilha village has 538 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilha has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Chilha is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilha covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chilha falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

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

Chilha is about 22 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilha is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 5.1 km away. Godda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samda (under 2 km), Kusha (under 2 km) and Gain Chak (under 2 km).

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

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