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About Chitauria Village

Chitauria is one of the larger villages in Mansahi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,555, made up of 6,046 males and 5,509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 997.6 hectares hectares.

Chitauria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitauria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Mansahi
Area (hectares) 997.6 hectares
Population 11,555
Male Population 6,046
Female Population 5,509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitauria compares

By the 2011 count Chitauria is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents. Its 997.6 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chitauria

Chitauria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitauria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chitauria from other places

Chitauria lies about 6.1 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Manshahi, about 4.0 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 Chitauria
Nearest railway station Manshahi 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mansahi 6.1 km
District headquarters Katihar 6.1 km

Villages closest to Chitauria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitauria village had a population of 11,555. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents.

Chitauria village has 6,046 males and 5,509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitauria has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Chitauria covers 997.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitauria falls under Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chitauria is Manshahi, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chitauria.

Chitauria is about 6.1 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitauria is in Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district. Manshahi is about 4.0 km away. Mansahi is about 6.1 km away. Katihar is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansh Hahi (2.8 km), Dumaria Bishunpur (3.2 km) and Chakband (3.2 km).

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

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