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About Chitapur Village

Chitapur is a small village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 260 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222204
Area (hectares) 54.52 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 260
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chitapur compares

By the 2011 count Chitapur is the 370th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 54.52 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Chitapur

Chitapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chitapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitapur from other places

Chitapur lies about 47 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Barya Ram, about 3.3 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 Chitapur
Nearest railway station Barya Ram 3.3 km
Nearest town Phulpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 20 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 47 km

Villages closest to Chitapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitapur village had a population of 494. That makes it the 370th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Chitapur village has 260 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitapur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Chitapur is 222204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitapur covers 54.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitapur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitapur is Barya Ram, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance for Chitapur.

Chitapur is about 47 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitapur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Barya Ram is about 3.3 km away. Phulpur is about 17 km away. Machhlishahr 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 Karkoli (under 2 km), Sarai Khem (under 2 km) and Burhansapur (under 2 km).

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

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