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About Chitor Village

Chitor is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,027, made up of 527 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733143
Area (hectares) 123.73 hectares
Population 1,027
Male Population 527
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitor compares

By the 2011 count Chitor is the 106th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 123.73 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Chitor

Chitor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chitor as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Chauduar, Chhayghara, Chhilampur and Chhilimpur. 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 Chitor

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitor village had a population of 1,027. That makes it the 106th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Chitor village has 527 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitor has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Chitor is 733143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitor covers 123.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitor falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chitor 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 - 10 km distance for Chitor.

Chitor is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Chitor today is likely to be higher.

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