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About Litiya Village

Litiya is a mid sized village in Rajnandgaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,988, made up of 987 males and 1,001 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Litiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Litiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Rajnandgaon
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 544.91 hectares
Population 1,988
Male Population 987
Female Population 1,001
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Litiya compares

By the 2011 count Litiya is the 23rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 544.91 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Litiya

Litiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Litiya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Litiya from other places

Litiya lies about 5.9 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 4.1 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 Litiya
Nearest railway station Bakal 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnandgaon 5.9 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 5.9 km

Villages closest to Litiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Litiya village had a population of 1,988. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Litiya village has 987 males and 1,001 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Litiya has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Litiya is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Litiya covers 544.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Litiya falls under Rajnandgaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Litiya is Bakal, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Litiya.

Litiya is about 5.9 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Litiya is in Rajnandgaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bakal is about 4.1 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 5.9 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagtarai (under 2 km), Gatapar (2.1 km) and Barga (2.4 km).

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

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