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About Chitakutna Village

Chitakutna is a small village in Khaprakhol tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 45 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitakutna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitakutna village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Khaprakhol
Pincode 767028
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 45
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Chitakutna compares

By the 2011 count Chitakutna is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 772 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Chitakutna

Chitakutna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chitakutna 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 Chitakutna from other places

Chitakutna lies about 83 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, 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 Chitakutna
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaprakhol 34 km
Nearest town Saraipali 38 km
District headquarters Balangir 83 km

Villages closest to Chitakutna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitakutna village had a population of 87. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 772 residents.

Chitakutna village has 45 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitakutna has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Chitakutna is 767028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitakutna covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chitakutna falls under Khaprakhol tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Chitakutna is Khariar Road, 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 10+ km distance for Chitakutna.

Chitakutna is about 83 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitakutna is in Khaprakhol tehsil of Balangir district. Khariar Road is about 33 km away. Khaprakhol is about 34 km away. Saraipali is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karlakutna (under 2 km), Guchapali (11 km) and Karlamal (12 km).

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

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