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About Chilawad Village

Chilawad is a mid sized village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 314 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.06 hectares hectares.

Chilawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilawad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 244.06 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 314
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilawad compares

By the 2011 count Chilawad is the 84th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 244.06 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Chilawad

Chilawad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chilawad as Available within 5 - 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 Chilawad from other places

Chilawad lies about 37 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Udiyan Khedi, about 52 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 Chilawad
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 6.5 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 37 km
Nearest railway station Udiyan Khedi 52 km

Villages closest to Chilawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilawad village had a population of 631. That makes it the 84th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Chilawad village has 314 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilawad has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Chilawad covers 244.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilawad falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chilawad is Udiyan Khedi, about 52 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chilawad.

Chilawad is about 37 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilawad is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 6.5 km away. Rajgarh is about 37 km away. Udiyan Khedi is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilawadi (under 2 km), Sameli (1.8 km) and Kachhi Kheda (1.8 km).

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

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