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About Chilgo Village

Chilgo is a small village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 167 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilgo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilgo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Amrapara
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 427.38 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 167
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
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 Chilgo compares

By the 2011 count Chilgo is the 65th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 427.38 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chilgo

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

Chilgo lies about 28 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 28 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 Chilgo
Tehsil headquarters Amrapara 4.4 km
District headquarters Pakur 28 km
Nearest railway station Rajgram 28 km

Villages closest to Chilgo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilgo village had a population of 335. That makes it the 65th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Chilgo village has 167 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilgo has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chilgo is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilgo covers 427.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chilgo falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chilgo is Rajgram, about 28 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 Chilgo.

Chilgo is about 28 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilgo is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Amrapara is about 4.4 km away. Pakur is about 28 km away. Rajgram is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilgojori (under 2 km), Bishunpur (under 2 km) and Salpatra (1.7 km).

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

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