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About Chitawad Village

Chitawad is a mid sized village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,977, made up of 996 males and 981 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.33 hectares hectares.

Chitawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitawad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 372.33 hectares
Population 1,977
Male Population 996
Female Population 981
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitawad compares

By the 2011 count Chitawad is the 33rd largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 372.33 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Chitawad

Chitawad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitawad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chitawad from other places

Chitawad lies about 49 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sanawad, about 12 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 Chitawad
Nearest town Sanāwad 12 km
Nearest railway station Sanawad 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 17 km
District headquarters Khargone 49 km

Villages closest to Chitawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitawad village had a population of 1,977. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Chitawad village has 996 males and 981 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitawad has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Chitawad covers 372.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitawad falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitawad is Sanawad, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chitawad.

Chitawad is about 49 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitawad is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Sanāwad is about 12 km away. Sanawad is about 12 km away. Barwaha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimkheda (under 2 km), Amarpura (under 2 km) and Tamoliya (under 2 km).

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

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