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About Chhitapur Village

Chhitapur is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 332 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhitapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhitapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 496242
Area (hectares) 138.76 hectares
Population 635
Male Population 332
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhitapur compares

By the 2011 count Chhitapur is the 112th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 138.76 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chhitapur

Chhitapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhitapur as Available. 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 Chhitapur from other places

Chhitapur lies about 75 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 64 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 Chhitapur
Nearest town Kawardha 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 28 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 64 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 75 km

Villages closest to Chhitapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhitapur village had a population of 635. That makes it the 112th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Chhitapur village has 332 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhitapur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Chhitapur is 496242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhitapur covers 138.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhitapur falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhitapur is Kargi Road, about 64 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Chhitapur.

Chhitapur is about 75 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhitapur is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kawardha is about 26 km away. Mungeli is about 28 km away. Kargi Road is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagatpur (5.8 km), Bhadukapa (5.9 km) and Buchuakapa (5.9 km).

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

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