About Chitawar Village

Chitawar is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,346, made up of 681 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitawar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Takhatpur
Pincode	495002
Area (hectares)	238.91 hectares
Population	1,346
Male Population	681
Female Population	665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitawar compares

By the 2011 count Chitawar is the 68th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 238.91 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Chitawar

Chitawar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitawar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chitawar from other places

Chitawar lies about 23 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Uslapur, about 19 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 Chitawar
Tehsil headquarters	Takhatpur	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Uslapur	19 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	23 km
Nearest town	Bilāspur	23 km

Villages closest to Chitawar

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

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Common questions about Chitawar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitawar village had a population of 1,346. That makes it the 68th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Chitawar village has 681 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitawar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Chitawar is 495002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitawar covers 238.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitawar falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chitawar is Uslapur, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chitawar.

Chitawar is about 23 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitawar is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 8.9 km away. Uslapur is about 19 km away. Bilaspur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.