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About Chitawa Village

Chitawa is a large village in Keshoraipatan tehsil, in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,490, made up of 1,258 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 323601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bundi
Tehsil Keshoraipatan
Pincode 323601
Area (hectares) 706.67 hectares
Population 2,490
Male Population 1,258
Female Population 1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chitawa compares

By the 2011 count Chitawa is the 8th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 706.67 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Chitawa

Chitawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitawa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitawa from other places

Chitawa lies about 27 km from Bundi, and the nearest railway station is Gurla W, about 4.1 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 Chitawa
Nearest railway station Gurla W 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshoraipatan 7.1 km
Nearest town Keshorai Pātan 7.1 km
District headquarters Bundi 27 km

Villages closest to Chitawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitawa village had a population of 2,490. That makes it the 8th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Chitawa village has 1,258 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitawa has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Chitawa is 323601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitawa covers 706.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitawa falls under Keshoraipatan tehsil of Bundi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chitawa is Gurla W, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chitawa.

Chitawa is about 27 km from Bundi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitawa is in Keshoraipatan tehsil of Bundi district. Gurla W is about 4.1 km away. Keshoraipatan is about 7.1 km away. Keshorai Pātan is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neemoda (2.3 km), Vijaynagar (2.6 km) and Halihera (3.3 km).

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

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