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About Chitawa Village

Chitawa is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,277, made up of 662 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326035
Area (hectares) 575.07 hectares
Population 1,277
Male Population 662
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitawa compares

By the 2011 count Chitawa is the 32nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 575.07 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Chitawa

Chitawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chitawa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chitawa from other places

Chitawa lies about 24 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 22 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 24 km
Nearest town Jhālrapātan 24 km

Villages closest to Chitawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanpur 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 1,277. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Chitawa village has 662 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitawa has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Chitawa is 326035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitawa covers 575.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitawa falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chitawa is Jhalarapatan, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chitawa.

Chitawa is about 24 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitawa is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 15 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 22 km away. Jhalawar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitai (under 2 km), Chapa Khur (1.8 km) and Peepalda (3.0 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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