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About Chitra Village

Chitra is a large village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,209, made up of 1,134 males and 1,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721151
Area (hectares) 46.69 hectares
Population 2,209
Male Population 1,134
Female Population 1,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Chitra compares

By the 2011 count Chitra is the 34th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 46.69 hectares work out to about 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chitra

The census records public bus service for Chitra 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. The nearest villages by name are Biswas, Century Char, Chandramer and Char Chandramer. 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 Chitra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitra village had a population of 2,209. That makes it the 34th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Chitra village has 1,134 males and 1,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitra has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Chitra is 721151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitra covers 46.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chitra falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chitra notes the nearest railway station 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 Chitra.

Chitra is in Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Chitra today is likely to be higher.

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