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About Chistur Village

Chistur is a mid sized village in Ashti tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 678 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chistur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chistur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Ashti
Pincode 442202
Area (hectares) 188.93 hectares
Population 1,325
Male Population 678
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chistur compares

By the 2011 count Chistur is the 13th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 888 residents. Its 188.93 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Chistur

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

Chistur lies about 60 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 13 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 Chistur
Tehsil headquarters Ashti 11 km
Nearest railway station Arvi 13 km
Nearest town Ārvi 13 km
District headquarters Wardha 60 km

Villages closest to Chistur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chistur village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 13th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 888 residents.

Chistur village has 678 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chistur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Chistur is 442202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chistur covers 188.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chistur falls under Ashti tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chistur is Arvi, about 13 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 Chistur.

Chistur is about 60 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chistur is in Ashti tehsil of Wardha district. Ashti is about 11 km away. Arvi is about 13 km away. Ārvi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakindapur (under 2 km), Tembha Heti (under 2 km) and Ajitpur (2.3 km).

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

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