About Chilara Village

Chilara is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 492 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 746 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 251502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Handia
Pincode	251502
Area (hectares)	54.63 hectares
Population	859
Male Population	492
Female Population	367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	746
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chilara compares

By the 2011 count Chilara is the 380th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 54.63 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chilara

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

How far is Chilara from other places

Chilara lies about 49 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Atraura Halt, about 8.9 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 Chilara
Nearest railway station	Atraura Halt	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handia	14 km
Nearest town	Gyānpur	16 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	49 km

Villages closest to Chilara

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Chilara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilara village had a population of 859. That makes it the 380th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Chilara village has 492 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilara has about 746 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chilara is 251502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilara covers 54.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chilara falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chilara is Atraura Halt, about 8.9 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 village for Chilara.

Chilara is about 49 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilara is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Atraura Halt is about 8.9 km away. Handia is about 14 km away. Gyānpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.