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About Chaitra Village

Chaitra is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 395 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaitra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaitra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 244.17 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 395
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaitra compares

By the 2011 count Chaitra is the 67th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 244.17 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1007.

Getting to Chaitra

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

Chaitra lies about 51 km from Raipur. 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 Chaitra
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 15 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 17 km
District headquarters Raipur 51 km

Villages closest to Chaitra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaitra village had a population of 769. That makes it the 67th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Chaitra village has 395 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaitra has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Chaitra is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaitra covers 244.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaitra falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chaitra 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 village for Chaitra.

Chaitra is about 51 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaitra is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 15 km away. Nawāpāra is about 17 km away. Raipur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raweli (under 2 km), Sendar (1.8 km) and Madwadih (2.3 km).

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

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