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About Chituara Village

Chituara is a small village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 210 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chituara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chituara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 146.9 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 210
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Chituara compares

By the 2011 count Chituara is the 93rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 146.9 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Chituara

Chituara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chituara 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 Chakda, Chakra, Chandradi and Chipida. 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 Chituara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chituara village had a population of 408. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Chituara village has 210 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chituara has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Chituara is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chituara covers 146.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chituara falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chituara 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 Chituara.

Chituara is in Purulia I 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 Chituara today is likely to be higher.

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