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About Chitawara Village

Chitawara is a mid sized village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 353 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.56 hectares hectares.

Chitawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitawara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 362.56 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 353
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Chitawara compares

By the 2011 count Chitawara is the 161st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 362.56 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Chitawara

Chitawara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chitawara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitawara from other places

Chitawara lies about 72 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Jobat, about 8.1 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 Chitawara
Nearest railway station Jobat 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 21 km
District headquarters Dhar 72 km

Villages closest to Chitawara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitawara village had a population of 679. That makes it the 161st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Chitawara village has 353 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitawara has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Chitawara covers 362.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chitawara falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitawara is Jobat, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chitawara.

Chitawara is about 72 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitawara is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Jobat is about 8.1 km away. Kukshi is about 21 km away. Dhar is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikapoti (2.3 km), Takari (3.2 km) and Bamanbardi (4.8 km).

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

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