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About Chhitwara Village

Chhitwara is a small village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 132 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.35 hectares hectares.

Chhitwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhitwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 401.35 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 132
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
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 Chhitwara compares

By the 2011 count Chhitwara is the 137th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 401.35 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chhitwara

Chhitwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhitwara 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 Chhitwara from other places

Chhitwara lies about 23 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sleemanabad Road, about 6.7 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 Chhitwara
Nearest railway station Sleemanabad Road 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 20 km
District headquarters Katni 23 km
Nearest town Murwāra 23 km

Villages closest to Chhitwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhitwara village had a population of 287. That makes it the 137th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Chhitwara village has 132 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhitwara has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Chhitwara covers 401.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhitwara falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhitwara is Sleemanabad Road, about 6.7 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 Chhitwara.

Chhitwara is about 23 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhitwara is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Sleemanabad Road is about 6.7 km away. Bahoriband is about 20 km away. Katni is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bichuwa (under 2 km), Tikariya (2.7 km) and Lingri (2.7 km).

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

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