# Chilam Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Chilam

Chilam is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,311 people in 708 households**, the 4th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 4,311people (2011)
- 708households
- 55.0%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Chilam PIN code and other codes

Chilam falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGopalpur
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256329

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chilam from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chilam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chilam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chilam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 14% of the 416 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chilam

Of every 100 households in Chilam in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chilam · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chilam?

■ Chilam · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**997

Working population ****48.3%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 45.0% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 316 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 613 (29%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,041 (50%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sherghati

- Chetab Kalan5,803 people
- Gopalpur5,791 people
- Bar4,868 people
- Cherki3,541 people
- Barawan3,194 people
- Kachauri3,128 people
- Khandail3,040 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chilam from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chilam?4,311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilam in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chilam?55.0% (Census 2011)