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About Chitaur Village

Chitaur is a mid sized village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,426, made up of 697 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Andar
Pincode 841231
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 1,426
Male Population 697
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitaur compares

By the 2011 count Chitaur is the 26th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Chitaur

Chitaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chitaur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chitaur from other places

Chitaur lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 13 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 Chitaur
Tehsil headquarters Andar 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 13 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km
Nearest town Siwān 16 km

Villages closest to Chitaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitaur village had a population of 1,426. That makes it the 26th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Chitaur village has 697 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitaur has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Chitaur is 841231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitaur covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitaur falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chitaur is Jiradei, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chitaur.

Chitaur is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitaur is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 3.2 km away. Jiradei is about 13 km away. Siwan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masudaha (under 2 km), Bhaurajpur (under 2 km) and Jaijor (under 2 km).

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

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