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About Chitra Village

Chitra is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 897 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723155, 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 Kashipur
Pincode 723155
Area (hectares) 571.02 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 897
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 22nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 571.02 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 972.

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 - 10 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, Chapri, Chhelia and Chhota Ahartor. 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 1,771. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Chitra village has 897 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitra has about 974 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Chitra is 723155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitra covers 571.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitra falls under Kashipur 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chitra.

Chitra is in Kashipur 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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