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About Chhitauna Village

Chhitauna is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,619, made up of 797 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.68 hectares hectares.

Chhitauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhitauna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 119.68 hectares
Population 1,619
Male Population 797
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhitauna compares

By the 2011 count Chhitauna is the 141st largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 119.68 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Chhitauna

The census records public bus service for Chhitauna as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhitauna from other places

Chhitauna lies about 20 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, about 3.1 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 Chhitauna
Nearest railway station Jalalganj 3.1 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 20 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 20 km

Villages closest to Chhitauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhitauna village had a population of 1,619. That makes it the 141st largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Chhitauna village has 797 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhitauna has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Chhitauna covers 119.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhitauna falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhitauna is Jalalganj, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhitauna.

Chhitauna is about 20 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhitauna is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about 3.1 km away. Mariāhu is about 16 km away. Kerakat is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kirha Chhitauna (under 2 km), Mukuripur (under 2 km) and Ghusanw (1.5 km).

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

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