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About Chilla Village

Chilla is a mid sized village in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 419 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil SAS Nagar
Pincode 140306
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 756
Male Population 419
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilla compares

By the 2011 count Chilla is the 52nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Chilla

Chilla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chilla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chilla from other places

Chilla lies about 2.2 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 1.6 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 Chilla
Nearest railway station Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali) 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters SAS Nagar 2.2 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 2.2 km
Nearest town Mohali 2.2 km

Villages closest to Chilla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in SAS Nagar 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 Chilla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilla village had a population of 756. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Chilla village has 419 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilla has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Chilla is 140306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilla covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilla falls under SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chilla is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 1.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chilla.

Chilla is about 2.2 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilla is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali) is about 1.6 km away. SAS Nagar is about 2.2 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 2.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mauli Baidwan (under 2 km), Papri (1.7 km) and Manauli (1.8 km).

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

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