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About Chhilampur Village

Chhilampur is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 286 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhilampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhilampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 121.69 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 286
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhilampur compares

By the 2011 count Chhilampur is the 162nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 121.69 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Chhilampur

Chhilampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhilampur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhilampur from other places

Chhilampur lies about 58 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 6.2 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 Chhilampur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 23 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 30 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 58 km

Villages closest to Chhilampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhilampur village had a population of 572. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Chhilampur village has 286 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhilampur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Chhilampur is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhilampur covers 121.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhilampur falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhilampur is Milangarh, about 6.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhilampur.

Chhilampur is about 58 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhilampur is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Milangarh is about 6.2 km away. Itahar is about 23 km away. Rāiganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balarampur (1.8 km), Bhabanipur (2.6 km) and Bhabanipur Bejpukur (2.6 km).

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

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