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About Chitauwa Village

Chitauwa is a small village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 182 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 775 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.91 hectares hectares.

Chitauwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitauwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 169.91 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 182
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 775
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitauwa compares

By the 2011 count Chitauwa is the 139th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 169.91 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Chitauwa

Chitauwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chitauwa as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitauwa from other places

Chitauwa lies about 18 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Makronia, about 15 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 Chitauwa
Nearest railway station Makronia 15 km
Nearest town Rajākheri 15 km
District headquarters Sagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Banda 21 km

Villages closest to Chitauwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitauwa village had a population of 323. That makes it the 139th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Chitauwa village has 182 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitauwa has about 775 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Chitauwa covers 169.91 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.

Chitauwa falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitauwa is Makronia, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Chitauwa.

Chitauwa is about 18 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitauwa is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Makronia is about 15 km away. Rajākheri is about 15 km away. Sagar 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 Rakhsi (under 2 km), Semra Ahir (2.1 km) and Khaharmau (2.2 km).

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

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