# Chitawar Village, Baloda Bazar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Baloda Bazar, Raipur 

# Chitawar

Chitawar is a village in Baloda Bazar sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493526**. The 2011 Census counted **862 people in 187 households**, the 95th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 862people (2011)
- 187households
- 66.9%literacy
- 493526PIN code

## Chitawar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chitawar is 493526.** Chitawar falls in Baloda Bazar sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493526
- Gram panchayatHardi
- Community development blockBalodabazar
- Census village code443836

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chitawar from nearby towns?

- Baloda Bazar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)111 km by road
- Lawan (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chitawar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chitawar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lavan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lawan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kasdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chitawar known for?

About 83% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chitawar

Of every 100 households in Chitawar in 2011, 70 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitawar · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**33%

Television ****5%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chitawar?

■ Chitawar · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**976

Working population ****36.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 50.4% for women. 46% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 289 (92%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baloda Bazar

- Musuwathodi885 people
- Chhuiha Malgujari878 people
- Sunsuniya874 people
- Bhathagaon863 people
- Parsadih859 people
- Suklabhata857 people
- Bajarbhata848 people
- Pausari811 people

[All 147 villages in Baloda Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chitawar?493526
- How far is Chitawar from Raipur?111 km by road
- What is the population of Chitawar?862 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitawar in?Raipur district (Baloda Bazar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chitawar?66.9% (Census 2011)