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About Chilkia Village

Chilkia is a large village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,193, made up of 1,637 males and 1,556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilkia village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 244715
Area (hectares) 205 hectares
Population 3,193
Male Population 1,637
Female Population 1,556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chilkia compares

By the 2011 count Chilkia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 678 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Chilkia

The census records public bus service for Chilkia as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chilkia from other places

Chilkia lies about 34 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 3.5 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 Chilkia
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 3.5 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 4.1 km
District headquarters Nainital 34 km

Villages closest to Chilkia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilkia village had a population of 3,193. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 678 residents.

Chilkia village has 1,637 males and 1,556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilkia has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Chilkia is 244715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilkia covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chilkia falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chilkia is Ramnagar, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chilkia.

Chilkia is about 34 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilkia is in Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district. Ramnagar is about 3.5 km away. Rāmnagar is about 4.1 km away. Nainital is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasan Ganja (under 2 km), Gorakhpur (under 2 km) and Nayagaon Chauhan (1.5 km).

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

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