# Chilora Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Chilora

Chilora is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 106 households**, the 140th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 657people (2011)
- 106households
- 53.4%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Chilora PIN code and other codes

Chilora falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498072

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

## How far is Chilora from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)103 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)70 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)10 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 Chilora?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chilora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghoti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Chilora known for?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and kodu**. About 2% of the 668 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chilora

Of every 100 households in Chilora in 2011, 34 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chilora · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**30%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Chilora?

■ Chilora · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**981

Working population ****55.6%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 48.1% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 122 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (18%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 162 (44%)

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 Baihar

- Limoti669 people
- Balgaon666 people
- Jalda664 people
- Thurrimeta661 people
- Lalpur656 people
- Garratola652 people
- Tingatola652 people
- Lud651 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chilora from Balaghat?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chilora?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilora in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chilora?53.4% (Census 2011)