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About Chilku Village

Chilku is a large village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,876, made up of 1,465 males and 1,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilku village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kharsawan
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 415 hectares
Population 2,876
Male Population 1,465
Female Population 1,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chilku compares

By the 2011 count Chilku is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 415 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chilku

The census records public bus service for Chilku as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chilku from other places

Chilku lies about 10 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 3.5 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 Chilku
Tehsil headquarters Kharsawan 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 3.5 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 10 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 26 km

Villages closest to Chilku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilku village had a population of 2,876. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Chilku village has 1,465 males and 1,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilku has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Chilku is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilku covers 415 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chilku falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chilku is Mahali Marup, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chilku.

Chilku is about 10 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilku is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kharsawan is about 3.1 km away. Mahali Marup is about 3.5 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katwan (under 2 km), Bandiram (under 2 km) and Buriguta (1.5 km).

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

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