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About Chitgarh Village

Chitgarh is a mid sized village in Kotar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,598, made up of 837 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 565.03 hectares hectares.

Chitgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitgarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Kotar
Area (hectares) 565.03 hectares
Population 1,598
Male Population 837
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitgarh compares

By the 2011 count Chitgarh is the 20th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 565.03 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Chitgarh

Chitgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chitgarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chitgarh from other places

Chitgarh lies about 33 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Jaitwar, about 22 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 Chitgarh
Tehsil headquarters Kotar 12 km
Nearest railway station Jaitwar 22 km
District headquarters Satna 33 km

Villages closest to Chitgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitgarh village had a population of 1,598. That makes it the 20th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Chitgarh village has 837 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitgarh has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Chitgarh covers 565.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitgarh falls under Kotar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitgarh is Jaitwar, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chitgarh.

Chitgarh is about 33 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitgarh is in Kotar tehsil of Satna district. Kotar is about 12 km away. Jaitwar is about 22 km away. Satna is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karkoti (2.1 km), Deora (2.5 km) and Nimaha (3.0 km).

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

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