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About Chitwar Village

Chitwar is a small village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 180 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,356 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222161
Area (hectares) 12.43 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 180
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,356
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Chitwar compares

By the 2011 count Chitwar is the 432nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 12.43 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Chitwar

The census records public bus service for Chitwar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitwar from other places

Chitwar lies about 18 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shudnipur, about 3.5 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 Chitwar
Nearest railway station Shudnipur 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 5.3 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 5.3 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 18 km

Villages closest to Chitwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitwar village had a population of 424. That makes it the 432nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Chitwar village has 180 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitwar has about 1356 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Chitwar is 222161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitwar covers 12.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chitwar falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitwar is Shudnipur, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Chitwar is about 18 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitwar is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shudnipur is about 3.5 km away. Mariahu is about 5.3 km away. Mariāhu is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harihar Pur (under 2 km), Hariharpur (under 2 km) and Misirpur (under 2 km).

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

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