About Chitaura Village

Chitaura is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,533, made up of 1,327 males and 1,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitaura village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733208
Area (hectares)	378.79 hectares
Population	2,533
Male Population	1,327
Female Population	1,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitaura compares

By the 2011 count Chitaura is the 27th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 378.79 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Chitaura

Chitaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chitaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitaura from other places

Chitaura lies about 6.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 8.7 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 Chitaura
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	6.2 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kanki	8.7 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	15 km

Villages closest to Chitaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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.

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Common questions about Chitaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitaura village had a population of 2,533. That makes it the 27th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Chitaura village has 1,327 males and 1,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitaura has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Chitaura is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitaura covers 378.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitaura falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chitaura is Kanki, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chitaura.

Chitaura is about 6.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitaura is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 6.2 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 6.2 km away. Kanki is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.