About Chila Village

Chila is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 21 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chila village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Kalsi
Pincode	248158
Area (hectares)	41.47 hectares
Population	40
Male Population	21
Female Population	19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chila compares

By the 2011 count Chila is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 41.47 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Chila

Chila is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chila as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chila from other places

Chila lies about 27 km from Dehradun. 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 Chila
Nearest town	Mussoorie	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalsi	14 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	27 km

Villages closest to Chila

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

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Common questions about Chila

As per the Census of India 2011, Chila village had a population of 40. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Chila village has 21 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chila has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Chila is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chila covers 41.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chila falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Chila notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Chila.

Chila is about 27 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chila is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Mussoorie is about 14 km away. Kalsi is about 14 km away. Dehradun is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.