Skip to main content

About Chilawna Village

Chilawna is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 551 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilawna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilawna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Pincode 273212
Area (hectares) 59.61 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 551
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Chilawna compares

By the 2011 count Chilawna is the 173rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 59.61 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chilawna

Chilawna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chilawna 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 Chilawna from other places

Chilawna lies about 21 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 12 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 Chilawna
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 12 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 18 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 21 km

Villages closest to Chilawna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilawna village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Chilawna village has 551 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilawna has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chilawna is 273212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilawna covers 59.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chilawna falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chilawna is Sihapar Halt, about 12 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 Chilawna.

Chilawna is about 21 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilawna is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 5.2 km away. Sihapar Halt is about 12 km away. Khalīlābād 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 Sisai (under 2 km), Bihari Khurd (under 2 km) and Kataya (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.