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About Chitalnar Village

Chitalnar is a mid sized village in Chhindgarh tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 792 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1291.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitalnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitalnar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Chhindgarh
Pincode 494115
Area (hectares) 1291.51 hectares
Population 1,658
Male Population 792
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitalnar compares

By the 2011 count Chitalnar is the 12th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 1291.51 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Chitalnar

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

Chitalnar lies about 26 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 9.2 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 Chitalnar
Nearest railway station Kirandul 9.2 km
Nearest town Bacheli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhindgarh 26 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 26 km

Villages closest to Chitalnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitalnar village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 12th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Chitalnar village has 792 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitalnar has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Chitalnar is 494115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitalnar covers 1291.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chitalnar falls under Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chitalnar is Kirandul, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance for Chitalnar.

Chitalnar is about 26 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitalnar is in Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kirandul is about 9.2 km away. Bacheli is about 14 km away. Chhindgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pujaripal (16 km), Chipurpal (18 km) and Urmapal (18 km).

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

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