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About Chilur Village

Chilur is a small village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 224 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 565.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 562127
Area (hectares) 565.45 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 224
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
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 143rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 565.45 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, well above the tehsil average of 984.

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 38 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Solur, about 7.9 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
Nearest railway station Solur 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Magadi 9.6 km
Nearest town Māgadi 9.6 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 38 km

Villages closest to Chilur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilur village had a population of 471. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Chilur village has 224 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilur has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Chilur is 562127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilur covers 565.45 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.

Chilur falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chilur is Solur, about 7.9 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 38 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilur is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Solur is about 7.9 km away. Magadi is about 9.6 km away. Māgadi is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kempohalli (1.8 km), Manniganahalli (1.8 km) and Vajarahalli (2.3 km).

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

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