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About Chhitaspur Village

Chhitaspur is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 471 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhitaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhitaspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 181.33 hectares
Population 878
Male Population 471
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhitaspur compares

By the 2011 count Chhitaspur is the 66th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 181.33 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chhitaspur

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

How far is Chhitaspur from other places

Chhitaspur lies about 1.8 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.9 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 Chhitaspur
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 1.8 km
District headquarters Birbhum 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 2.9 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 3.1 km

Villages closest to Chhitaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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 Chhitaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhitaspur village had a population of 878. That makes it the 66th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Chhitaspur village has 471 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhitaspur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Chhitaspur is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhitaspur covers 181.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhitaspur falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhitaspur is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chhitaspur.

Chhitaspur is about 1.8 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhitaspur is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampurhat I is about 1.8 km away. Birbhum is about 1.8 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 2.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallikpur (under 2 km), Kadasin (under 2 km) and Akhira (under 2 km).

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

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