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About Chitar Village

Chitar is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,869, made up of 967 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 306102
Area (hectares) 762 hectares
Population 1,869
Male Population 967
Female Population 902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitar compares

By the 2011 count Chitar is the 30th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 762 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Chitar

Chitar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chitar from other places

Chitar lies about 98 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Amarpura, about 4.2 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 Chitar
Nearest railway station Amarpura 4.2 km
Nearest town Beāwar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Raipur 21 km
District headquarters Pali 98 km

Villages closest to Chitar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitar village had a population of 1,869. That makes it the 30th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Chitar village has 967 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitar has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Chitar is 306102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitar covers 762 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitar falls under Raipur tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chitar is Amarpura, about 4.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chitar.

Chitar is about 98 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitar is in Raipur tehsil of Pali district. Amarpura is about 4.2 km away. Beāwar is about 11 km away. Raipur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanpura (under 2 km), Sanderiya (2.2 km) and Chhapriya (2.5 km).

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

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