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About Chilimbad Village

Chilimbad is a small village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 89 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilimbad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilimbad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733103
Area (hectares) 68.67 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 89
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilimbad compares

By the 2011 count Chilimbad is the 259th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 68.67 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chilimbad

Chilimbad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chilimbad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chilimbad from other places

Chilimbad lies about 40 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is হিলি, about under 2 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 Chilimbad
Nearest railway station হিলি under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Balurghat 24 km
Nearest town Bālurghāt 24 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 40 km

Villages closest to Chilimbad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilimbad village had a population of 173. That makes it the 259th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Chilimbad village has 89 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilimbad has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Chilimbad is 733103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilimbad covers 68.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chilimbad falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chilimbad is হিলি, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Chilimbad.

Chilimbad is about 40 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilimbad is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. হিলি is about under 2 km away. Balurghat is about 24 km away. Bālurghāt is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (12 km), Dangbiral (13 km) and Kamalpukur (15 km).

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

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