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About Chitaura Village

Chitaura is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,678, made up of 822 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.61 hectares hectares.

Chitaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 191.61 hectares
Population 1,678
Male Population 822
Female Population 856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitaura compares

By the 2011 count Chitaura is the 115th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 191.61 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chitaura

Chitaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 81 km from Varanasi, 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 Chitaura
Nearest railway station Barya Ram 3.3 km
Nearest town Phulpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 34 km
District headquarters Varanasi 81 km

Villages closest to Chitaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pindra 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 1,678. That makes it the 115th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Chitaura village has 822 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitaura has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Chitaura covers 191.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitaura falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitaura is Barya Ram, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chitaura.

Chitaura is about 81 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitaura is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Barya Ram is about 3.3 km away. Phulpur is about 17 km away. Pindra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thana (6.1 km), Nihalapur (9.4 km) and Katharawan (9.7 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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