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About Chitawar Village

Chitawar is a large village in Najibabad tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,183, made up of 1,175 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.78 hectares hectares.

Chitawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitawar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Najibabad
Area (hectares) 125.78 hectares
Population 2,183
Male Population 1,175
Female Population 1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chitawar compares

By the 2011 count Chitawar is the 67th largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents. Its 125.78 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Chitawar

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

How far is Chitawar from other places

Chitawar lies about 12 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Basi Kiratpur, about 4.8 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 Chitawar
Nearest railway station Basi Kiratpur 4.8 km
Nearest town Kīratpur 6.0 km
District headquarters Bijnor 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Najibabad 21 km

Villages closest to Chitawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitawar village had a population of 2,183. That makes it the 67th largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents.

Chitawar village has 1,175 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitawar has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Chitawar covers 125.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chitawar falls under Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitawar is Basi Kiratpur, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chitawar.

Chitawar is about 12 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitawar is in Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district. Basi Kiratpur is about 4.8 km away. Kīratpur is about 6.0 km away. Bijnor is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Islampur Sahu (under 2 km), Rafipur Majra (under 2 km) and Jamalpur Khokho (1.8 km).

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

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