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About Chilhati Village

Chilhati is a mid sized village in Goregaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,556, made up of 781 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 647.05 hectares hectares.

Chilhati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilhati village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Goregaon
Area (hectares) 647.05 hectares
Population 1,556
Male Population 781
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chilhati compares

By the 2011 count Chilhati is the 31st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 647.05 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Chilhati

Chilhati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chilhati 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chilhati from other places

Chilhati lies about 18 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, about 7.7 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 Chilhati
Tehsil headquarters Goregaon 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Hirdamali 7.7 km
District headquarters Gondiya 18 km
Nearest town Gondiā 18 km

Villages closest to Chilhati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilhati village had a population of 1,556. That makes it the 31st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Chilhati village has 781 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilhati has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Chilhati covers 647.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilhati falls under Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chilhati is Hirdamali, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chilhati.

Chilhati is about 18 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilhati is in Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Goregaon is about 7.0 km away. Hirdamali is about 7.7 km away. Gondiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawaditola (1.8 km), Babai (1.9 km) and Deutola (2.2 km).

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

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