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About Chitang Village

Chitang is a small village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 247 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.64 hectares hectares.

Chitang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitang village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 62.64 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 247
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitang compares

By the 2011 count Chitang is the 166th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 62.64 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chitang

Chitang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chitang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chitang from other places

Chitang lies about 19 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 50 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 Chitang
District headquarters Sidhi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 25 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 50 km

Villages closest to Chitang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitang village had a population of 461. That makes it the 166th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Chitang village has 247 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitang has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Chitang covers 62.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitang falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitang is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 50 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 - 10 km distance for Chitang.

Chitang is about 19 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitang is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sidhi is about 19 km away. Sihawal is about 25 km away. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohidand (under 2 km), Karimati (under 2 km) and Naugama (1.9 km).

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

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