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About Chitawan Village

Chitawan is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,640, made up of 1,211 males and 1,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,180 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.89 hectares hectares.

Chitawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 556.89 hectares
Population 2,640
Male Population 1,211
Female Population 1,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,180
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chitawan compares

By the 2011 count Chitawan is the 57th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 556.89 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Chitawan

Chitawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chitawan 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 - 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 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 7.2 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 Sri Krishna Nagar 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 17 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 17 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 22 km

Villages closest to Chitawan

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 Chitawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitawan village had a population of 2,640. That makes it the 57th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Chitawan village has 1,211 males and 1,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitawan has about 1180 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Chitawan covers 556.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chitawan is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 7.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chitawan.

Chitawan is about 22 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitawan is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 7.2 km away. Machhlishahr is about 17 km away. Machhlīshahr 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 Haidarepur (under 2 km), Shekhapur (under 2 km) and Shekhpur (under 2 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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