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About Chitawar Village

Chitawar is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 421 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitawar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 216.38 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 421
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
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 91st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 216.38 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

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 85 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 40 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 Baloda Bazar 20 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 20 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 40 km
District headquarters Raipur 85 km

Villages closest to Chitawar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Chitawar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitawar village had a population of 862. That makes it the 91st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Chitawar village has 421 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitawar has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Chitawar is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitawar covers 216.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitawar falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chitawar is Nipania, about 40 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 85 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitawar is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 20 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 20 km away. Nipania is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhanpuri (under 2 km), Bhalukona (2.4 km) and Singhari (3.7 km).

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

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