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About Chilamu Village

Chilamu is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 17 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,353 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilamu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 23.85 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 17
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,353
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilamu compares

By the 2011 count Chilamu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 23.85 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chilamu

Chilamu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chilamu as Available within village. 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 Chilamu from other places

Chilamu lies about 48 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 28 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 Chilamu
Nearest town Mussoorie 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 27 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 28 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 48 km

Villages closest to Chilamu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilamu 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 286 residents.

Chilamu village has 17 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilamu has about 1353 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chilamu is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilamu covers 23.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chilamu falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chilamu is Dehradun, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chilamu.

Chilamu is about 48 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilamu is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 13 km away. Dhanaulti is about 27 km away. Dehradun is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phaprog (under 2 km), Pab (under 2 km) and Munogi (1.6 km).

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

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