About Chilur Village

Chilur is a large village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,286, made up of 1,651 males and 1,635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Honnali
Pincode	577224
Area (hectares)	454.17 hectares
Population	3,286
Male Population	1,651
Female Population	1,635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilur compares

By the 2011 count Chilur is the 12th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 454.17 hectares work out to about 7.2 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 982.

Getting to Chilur

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

Chilur lies about 48 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Town, about 21 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 Chilur
Tehsil headquarters	Honnali	16 km
Nearest railway station	Shimoga Town	21 km
Nearest town	Shivamogga	23 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	48 km

Villages closest to Chilur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilur village had a population of 3,286. That makes it the 12th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Chilur village has 1,651 males and 1,635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilur has about 990 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Chilur is 577224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilur covers 454.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chilur falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chilur is Shimoga Town, about 21 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 village for Chilur.

Chilur is about 48 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilur is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 16 km away. Shimoga Town is about 21 km away. Shivamogga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.