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About Chilha Village

Chilha is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 16 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 62 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 249301
Area (hectares) 134.89 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 16
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 62
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 Chilha compares

By the 2011 count Chilha is the 596th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 134.89 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Chilha

Chilha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chilha 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. The nearest villages by name are Chaundi, Chauri, Chawath and Chharplota. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chilha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilha village had a population of 17. That makes it the 596th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Chilha village has 16 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilha has about 62 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Chilha is 249301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilha covers 134.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chilha falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Chilha 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 <5 km distance for Chilha.

Chilha is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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