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About Chilamur Village

Chilamur is a large village in Ramdurg tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,854, made up of 2,502 males and 2,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2404.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilamur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilamur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Ramdurg
Pincode 591114
Area (hectares) 2404.48 hectares
Population 4,854
Male Population 2,502
Female Population 2,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilamur compares

By the 2011 count Chilamur is the 7th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 2404.48 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chilamur

Chilamur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chilamur as Available within village. 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 Chilamur from other places

Chilamur lies about 79 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 32 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 Chilamur
Tehsil headquarters Ramdurg 7.9 km
Nearest town Rāmdurg 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Kajjidoni 32 km
District headquarters Belgaum 79 km

Villages closest to Chilamur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilamur village had a population of 4,854. That makes it the 7th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Chilamur village has 2,502 males and 2,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilamur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chilamur is 591114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilamur covers 2404.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilamur falls under Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chilamur is Kajjidoni, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chilamur.

Chilamur is about 79 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilamur is in Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district. Ramdurg is about 7.9 km away. Rāmdurg is about 7.9 km away. Kajjidoni is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halolli (2.4 km), Narasapur (3.0 km) and Sunnal (3.5 km).

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

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