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About Chilla Village

Chilla is a large village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,217, made up of 1,150 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 362.2 hectares
Population 2,217
Male Population 1,150
Female Population 1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilla compares

By the 2011 count Chilla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 362.2 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chilla

Chilla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chilla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chandra, Chanora, Chhota Parasia and Chhotakaram. 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 Chilla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilla village had a population of 2,217. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Chilla village has 1,150 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilla has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chilla is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilla covers 362.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chilla falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chilla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chilla is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Chilla today is likely to be higher.

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