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About Chitva Village

Chitva is a mid sized village in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,755, made up of 911 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Santrampur
Pincode 389260
Area (hectares) 428.44 hectares
Population 1,755
Male Population 911
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitva compares

By the 2011 count Chitva is the 50th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 428.44 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Chitva

Chitva is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitva as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitva from other places

Chitva lies about 50 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Limkheda, about 54 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 Chitva
Tehsil headquarters Santrampur 13 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 32 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 50 km
Nearest railway station Limkheda 54 km

Villages closest to Chitva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitva village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 50th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Chitva village has 911 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitva has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Chitva is 389260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitva covers 428.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitva falls under Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Chitva is Limkheda, about 54 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chitva.

Chitva is about 50 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitva is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Santrampur is about 13 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 32 km away. Panch Mahals is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bugad (under 2 km), Taladra (3.4 km) and Pithapur (4.1 km).

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

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