Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
# Chilla

Chilla is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 140306. The 2011 Census counted 756 people in 130 households, the 52nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.
- 756 people (2011)
- 130 households
- 88.3% literacy
- 140306 PIN code

## Chilla PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chilla is 140306. Chilla falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab.
- PIN code 140306
- Gram panchayat Chilla
- Community development block Kharar
- Census village code 039188

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chilla from nearby towns?
- Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ) 10 km by road
- S.A.S. Nagar (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chilla?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chilla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bakarpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Mohali
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Mohali
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chilla known for?

The main crops are wheat, rice and maize. About 94% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chilla

Of every 100 households in Chilla in 2011, 98 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 87 a two-wheeler and 49 a car.

■ Chilla · ■ SAS Nagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 95%
- Toilet within the home 84% 70%
- No toilet (open defecation) 15% 27%
- Tap water 20% 56%
- Drinking water within premises 86% 80%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 74% 48%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 24% 44%
- Use banking services 96% 70%
- Television 97% 82%
- Mobile phone 94% 78%
- Computer with internet 2% 3%
- Two-wheeler 87% 54%
- Car / jeep / van 49% 15%
- None of these assets 1% 2%
- Own their home 99% 85%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chilla?

■ Chilla · ■ SAS Nagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.3% 79.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 804 861
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 643 833
- Working population 40.1% 37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 84.4% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 149 (49%) · ■ Farm labourers 18 (6%) · ■ Household industry 37 (12%) · ■ Other work 66 (22%) · ■ Marginal 33 (11%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in SAS Nagar
- Sukhgarh 860 people
- Manakpur Kallar 826 people
- Bathlana 796 people
- Dhelpur 770 people
- Dharamgarh 738 people
- Maujpur 714 people
- Chapar Chiri Khurd 706 people
- Kurara 694 people

All 85 villages in SAS Nagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chilla? 140306
- How far is Chilla from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Chilla? 756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilla in? Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chilla? 88.3% (Census 2011)

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