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About Chitakwain Village

Chitakwain is a mid sized village in Kunkuri tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 512 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitakwain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitakwain village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kunkuri
Pincode 496334
Area (hectares) 603.5 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 512
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitakwain compares

By the 2011 count Chitakwain is the 34th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 905 residents. Its 603.5 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chitakwain

Chitakwain is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitakwain 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. The nearest villages by name are Charaikhara, Charaimara, Chatakpur and Chhuritoli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chitakwain

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitakwain village had a population of 954. That makes it the 34th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 905 residents.

Chitakwain village has 512 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitakwain has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chitakwain is 496334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitakwain covers 603.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chitakwain falls under Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chitakwain notes the nearest railway station 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 Chitakwain.

Chitakwain is in Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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