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About Chilawad Village

Chilawad is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 744 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669.53 hectares hectares.

Chilawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilawad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 669.53 hectares
Population 1,363
Male Population 744
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilawad compares

By the 2011 count Chilawad is the 22nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 669.53 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Chilawad

Chilawad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chilawad as Available within <5 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 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 22 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 11 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
Nearest railway station Khonker 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 18 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 22 km

Villages closest to Chilawad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kolaras 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 1,363. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Chilawad village has 744 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilawad has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

Chilawad covers 669.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilawad falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chilawad is Khonker, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chilawad.

Chilawad is about 22 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilawad is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khonker is about 11 km away. Kolaras is about 18 km away. Shivpuri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shankarpur (under 2 km), Tendua (under 2 km) and Pali (2.1 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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