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About Chitawani Village

Chitawani is a mid sized village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,464, made up of 786 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 911.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitawani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitawani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Dabra
Pincode 475110
Area (hectares) 911.84 hectares
Population 1,464
Male Population 786
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chitawani compares

By the 2011 count Chitawani is the 41st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 911.84 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Chitawani

Chitawani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chitawani as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chitawani from other places

Chitawani lies about 40 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Simariatal, about 7.2 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 Chitawani
Nearest railway station Simariatal 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dabra 8.1 km
District headquarters Gwalior 40 km

Villages closest to Chitawani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitawani village had a population of 1,464. That makes it the 41st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Chitawani village has 786 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitawani has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Chitawani is 475110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitawani covers 911.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chitawani falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitawani is Simariatal, about 7.2 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chitawani.

Chitawani is about 40 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitawani is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Simariatal is about 7.2 km away. Dabra is about 8.1 km away. Gwalior is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharaj Pur (2.4 km), Barol (2.6 km) and Salwai (3.0 km).

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

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