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About Chitahi Village

Chitahi is a mid sized village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 326 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitahi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 140.71 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 326
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 Chitahi compares

By the 2011 count Chitahi is the 70th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 140.71 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Chitahi

The census records public bus service for Chitahi 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 Chitahi from other places

Chitahi lies about 40 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Jhalda, about 2.7 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 Chitahi
Nearest railway station Jhalda 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaipur 17 km
Nearest town Chas 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 40 km

Villages closest to Chitahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaipur 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 Chitahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitahi village had a population of 659. That makes it the 70th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Chitahi village has 326 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitahi has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Chitahi is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitahi covers 140.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitahi falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chitahi is Jhalda, about 2.7 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 Chitahi.

Chitahi is about 40 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitahi is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Jhalda is about 2.7 km away. Jaipur is about 17 km away. Chas is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (under 2 km), Mirdi (under 2 km) and Chaitandi (2.1 km).

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

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