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About Chitawal Village

Chitawal is a small village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 174 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.11 hectares hectares.

Chitawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitawal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 43.11 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 174
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitawal compares

By the 2011 count Chitawal is the 361st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 43.11 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Chitawal

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

Chitawal lies about 17 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Tulsi Ashram Railway Station, about 6.9 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 Chitawal
Nearest railway station Tulsi Ashram Railway Station 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 9.3 km
District headquarters Chandauli 17 km

Villages closest to Chitawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitawal village had a population of 345. That makes it the 361st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Chitawal village has 174 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitawal has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Chitawal covers 43.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitawal falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitawal is Tulsi Ashram Railway Station, about 6.9 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 for Chitawal.

Chitawal is about 17 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitawal is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Tulsi Ashram Railway Station is about 6.9 km away. Sakaldiha is about 9.3 km away. Chandauli is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jivanpur (under 2 km), Awajapur (under 2 km) and Dedhwaliya (1.6 km).

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

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