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About Chitawan Village

Chitawan is a large village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,769, made up of 1,371 males and 1,398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.005 hectares hectares.

Chitawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Area (hectares) 331.005 hectares
Population 2,769
Male Population 1,371
Female Population 1,398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitawan compares

By the 2011 count Chitawan is the 38th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 331.005 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chitawan

Chitawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chitawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chitawan from other places

Chitawan lies about 29 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Goshainganj, about 7.0 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 Chitawan
Nearest railway station Goshainganj 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 19 km
Nearest town Akbarpur 26 km
District headquarters Faizabad 29 km

Villages closest to Chitawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitawan village had a population of 2,769. That makes it the 38th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Chitawan village has 1,371 males and 1,398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitawan has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Chitawan covers 331.005 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitawan falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitawan is Goshainganj, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chitawan.

Chitawan is about 29 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitawan is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Goshainganj is about 7.0 km away. Bikapur is about 19 km away. Akbarpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedapur (under 2 km), Pauri (under 2 km) and Barehata (1.9 km).

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

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