About Chitara Village

Chitara is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 551 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377 hectares hectares.

Chitara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitara village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sheopur
Tehsil	Karahal
Area (hectares)	377 hectares
Population	1,077
Male Population	551
Female Population	526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitara compares

By the 2011 count Chitara is the 35th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 377 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 914.

Getting to Chitara

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

Chitara lies about 38 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Durgapuri, about 33 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 Chitara
Tehsil headquarters	Karahal	22 km
Nearest railway station	Durgapuri	33 km
District headquarters	Sheopur	38 km

Villages closest to Chitara

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

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Common questions about Chitara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitara village had a population of 1,077. That makes it the 35th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Chitara village has 551 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitara has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Chitara covers 377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitara falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitara is Durgapuri, about 33 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 Chitara.

Chitara is about 38 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitara is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 22 km away. Durgapuri is about 33 km away. Sheopur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.