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About Chitgaon Village

Chitgaon is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 327 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitgaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 66.52 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 327
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitgaon compares

By the 2011 count Chitgaon is the 110th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 66.52 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chitgaon

Chitgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chitgaon 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chandrapur, Chanpanagari, Chhota Gunsima and Chhota Salunchi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chitgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitgaon village had a population of 620. That makes it the 110th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Chitgaon village has 327 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitgaon has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chitgaon is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitgaon covers 66.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitgaon falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chitgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Chitgaon.

Chitgaon is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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