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About Chitramunda Village

Chitramunda is a small village in Bangomunda tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 248 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitramunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitramunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Bangomunda
Pincode 767040
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 248
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitramunda compares

By the 2011 count Chitramunda is the 45th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 714 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chitramunda

Chitramunda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chitramunda as Available within 10+ 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 Chitramunda from other places

Chitramunda lies about 69 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Muribahal, about 7.9 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 Chitramunda
Tehsil headquarters Bangomunda 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Muribahal 7.9 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 15 km
District headquarters Balangir 69 km

Villages closest to Chitramunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitramunda village had a population of 498. That makes it the 45th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 714 residents.

Chitramunda village has 248 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitramunda has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Chitramunda is 767040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitramunda covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitramunda falls under Bangomunda tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Chitramunda is Muribahal, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance for Chitramunda.

Chitramunda is about 69 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitramunda is in Bangomunda tehsil of Balangir district. Bangomunda is about 4.9 km away. Muribahal is about 7.9 km away. Kantābānji is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhundimahul (under 2 km), Tetelpara (6.7 km) and Ailabhata (12 km).

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

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