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About Chitaura Village

Chitaura is a mid sized village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 532 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Chitaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 532
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitaura compares

By the 2011 count Chitaura is the 179th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chitaura

Chitaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chitaura as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chitaura from other places

Chitaura lies about 40 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Shivnagar, about 16 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 Chitaura
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 15 km
Nearest railway station Shivnagar 16 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 27 km
District headquarters Faizabad 40 km

Villages closest to Chitaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitaura village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 179th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Chitaura village has 532 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitaura has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Chitaura covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitaura falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitaura is Shivnagar, about 16 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 km distance for Chitaura.

Chitaura is about 40 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitaura is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Milkipur is about 15 km away. Shivnagar is about 16 km away. Sultānpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaurahara Mukundha (1.7 km), Dhurahara (1.7 km) and Mohammad Pur (3.1 km).

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

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