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About Chitoda Village

Chitoda is a mid sized village in Depalpur tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 287 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.63 hectares hectares.

Chitoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitoda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Depalpur
Area (hectares) 273.63 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 287
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chitoda compares

By the 2011 count Chitoda is the 116th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents. Its 273.63 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chitoda

Chitoda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitoda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chitoda from other places

Chitoda lies about 41 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Gautampura Road, about 6.2 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 Chitoda
Nearest railway station Gautampura Road 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Depalpur 14 km
Nearest town Barnagar 18 km
District headquarters Indore 41 km

Villages closest to Chitoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitoda village had a population of 568. That makes it the 116th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents.

Chitoda village has 287 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitoda has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Chitoda covers 273.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitoda falls under Depalpur tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitoda is Gautampura Road, about 6.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chitoda.

Chitoda is about 41 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitoda is in Depalpur tehsil of Indore district. Gautampura Road is about 6.2 km away. Depalpur is about 14 km away. Barnagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palsoda (under 2 km), Mendakwas (under 2 km) and Pitawali (under 2 km).

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

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