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About Chitma Village

Chitma is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 289 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitma village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497223
Area (hectares) 262.97 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 289
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitma compares

By the 2011 count Chitma is the 85th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 262.97 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Chitma

Chitma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitma 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. The nearest villages by name are Chandrapur, Chaugai, Chemee and Chilma. 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 Chitma

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitma village had a population of 576. That makes it the 85th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Chitma village has 289 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitma has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Chitma is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitma covers 262.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitma falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chitma 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 Chitma.

Chitma is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja 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 Chitma today is likely to be higher.

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