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About Chilai Village

Chilai is a small village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 239 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.73 hectares hectares.

Chilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 28.73 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 239
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilai compares

By the 2011 count Chilai is the 407th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 28.73 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Chilai

Chilai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chilai as Available within 10+ 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 Chilai from other places

Chilai lies about 35 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Parsipur, about 9.1 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 Chilai
Nearest railway station Parsipur 9.1 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 21 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 35 km

Villages closest to Chilai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilai village had a population of 499. That makes it the 407th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Chilai village has 239 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilai has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Chilai covers 28.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chilai falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chilai is Parsipur, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chilai.

Chilai is about 35 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilai is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Parsipur is about 9.1 km away. Bhadohi is about 13 km away. Mariahu is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaundi Khurd (2.1 km), Kamruddinpur (2.2 km) and Karaundi Kala (2.4 km).

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

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