Village · Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Chitaloor Chitaloor is a village in Dantewada sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494111. The 2011 Census counted 1,020 people in 289 households, the 20th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 32.6%. - 1,020 people (2011) - 289 households - 38.2% literacy - 494111 PIN code ## Chitaloor PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chitaloor is 494111. Chitaloor falls in Dantewada sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494111 - Gram panchayat Balood - Community development block Dantewada - Census village code 450064 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chitaloor from nearby towns? - Dantewada (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 11 km by road - Dantewada (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chitaloor? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chitaloor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chitalanka - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Geedam - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chitaloor known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and kodo. About 63% of the 522 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chitaloor Of every 100 households in Chitaloor in 2011, 25 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chitaloor · ■ Dantewada rural average - Electricity for lighting 25% 29% - Toilet within the home 15% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 92% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 27% 31% - Television 4% 6% - Mobile phone 8% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 69% 62% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chitaloor? ■ Chitaloor · ■ Dantewada rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 38.2% 32.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1052 1070 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 740 992 - Working population 42.8% 54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.3% for men and 29.0% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 244 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (9%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 15 (3%) · ■ Marginal 138 (32%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dantewada - Chandenar 1,435 people - Bhansi 1,365 people - Kumharras 1,309 people - Toylanka 1,088 people - Kawalnar 1,007 people - Kuper 985 people - Kawadgaon 941 people - Fulnar 920 people All 59 villages in Dantewada ## Other places named Chitaloor - Chitaloor · Village, Bakavand, Bastar · 1,367 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chitaloor? 494111 - How far is Chitaloor from Dantewada? 11 km by road - What is the population of Chitaloor? 1,020 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chitaloor in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Dantewada sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chitaloor? 38.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/chitaloor/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.