# Chilak Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Chilak

Chilak is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **241 people in 49 households**, the 178th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 241people (2011)
- 49households
- 43.6%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Chilak PIN code and other codes

Chilak falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494021

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

## How far is Chilak from nearby towns?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)160 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town)70 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 Chilak?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Chilak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chilak
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harrai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Chilak known for?

About 9% of the 62 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 Chilak

Of every 100 households in Chilak in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chilak · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**66%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**72%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****91%**

**65%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Chilak?

■ Chilak · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.6%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**954

Working population ****48.1%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.5% for men and 37.9% for women. 46% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 56 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (43%) · **■** Other work 10 (9%)

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 Harrai

- Mohariya258 people
- Banskheda257 people
- Kohpani250 people
- Balghoghra248 people
- Madopani241 people
- Khamori240 people
- Digdahar234 people
- Boriya220 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chilak from Chhindwara?160 km by road
- What is the population of Chilak?241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilak in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chilak?43.6% (Census 2011)