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About Chitra Village

Chitra is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 477 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 183.53 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 477
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitra compares

By the 2011 count Chitra is the 54th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 183.53 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chitra

Chitra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chakalta, Chanchhipathar, Chatumatar and Chhalagara. 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 949. That makes it the 54th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Chitra village has 477 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitra has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Chitra is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitra covers 183.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitra falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chitra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Hura tehsil of Puruliya 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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