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About Chitra Village

Chitra is a small village in Madanpur Rampur tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 68 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitra village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Madanpur Rampur
Pincode 766100
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 68
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Chitra compares

By the 2011 count Chitra is the 205th largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1037.

Getting to Chitra

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

Chitra lies about 9.1 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 7.1 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 Chitra
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur Rampur 9.1 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 9.1 km
Nearest town Khordha 50 km

Villages closest to Chitra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madanpur Rampur 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 Chitra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitra village had a population of 131. That makes it the 205th largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Chitra village has 68 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitra has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Chitra is 766100. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitra covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chitra falls under Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Chitra is Nayagarh Town, about 7.1 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 Chitra.

Chitra is about 9.1 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitra is in Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nayagarh Town is about 7.1 km away. Madanpur Rampur is about 9.1 km away. Kalahandi is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barcharana (under 2 km), Paramanandapur (2.6 km) and Barbandha (4.2 km).

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

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