About Chilra Village

Chilra is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,637, made up of 852 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Pathargama
Pincode	814133
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	1,637
Male Population	852
Female Population	785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
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 16th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chilra from other places

Chilra lies about 8.2 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 Chilra
Tehsil headquarters	Pathargama	7.4 km
District headquarters	Godda	8.2 km

Villages closest to Chilra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilra village had a population of 1,637. That makes it the 16th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Chilra village has 852 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilra has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chilra is 814133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilra covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chilra falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda 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 about 8.2 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilra is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 7.4 km away. Godda is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.