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About Chitoda Village

Chitoda is a mid sized village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,579, made up of 815 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 995.14 hectares hectares.

Chitoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitoda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Khamgaon
Area (hectares) 995.14 hectares
Population 1,579
Male Population 815
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitoda compares

By the 2011 count Chitoda is the 54th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 995.14 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Chitoda

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

Chitoda lies about 55 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Shri Kshetra Nagjhari, about 16 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 Chitoda
Nearest town Bālāpur 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Shri Kshetra Nagjhari 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khamgaon 17 km
District headquarters Buldana 55 km

Villages closest to Chitoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitoda village had a population of 1,579. That makes it the 54th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Chitoda village has 815 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitoda has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Chitoda covers 995.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chitoda falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chitoda is Shri Kshetra Nagjhari, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chitoda.

Chitoda is about 55 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitoda is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Bālāpur is about 8.2 km away. Shri Kshetra Nagjhari is about 16 km away. Khamgaon 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 Ambikapur (under 2 km), Hingana Umara (2.1 km) and Shendri (2.3 km).

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

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