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About Chithalia Village

Chithalia is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 953 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chithalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chithalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur II
Pincode 732123
Area (hectares) 183.72 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 953
Female Population 821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chithalia compares

By the 2011 count Chithalia is the 40th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents. Its 183.72 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chithalia

Chithalia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chithalia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chithalia from other places

Chithalia lies about 31 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 4.7 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 Chithalia
Nearest railway station Milangarh 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur II 31 km
District headquarters Maldah 31 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 31 km

Villages closest to Chithalia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur II 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 Chithalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chithalia village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 40th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents.

Chithalia village has 953 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chithalia has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Chithalia is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chithalia covers 183.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chithalia falls under Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chithalia is Milangarh, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chithalia.

Chithalia is about 31 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chithalia is in Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 4.7 km away. Harischandrapur II is about 31 km away. Maldah is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bejpura (under 2 km), Uttar Bejpura (under 2 km) and Ilam (1.5 km).

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

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