# Chhirata Village, Bhitarwar, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhitarwar, Gwalior 

# Chhirata

Chhirata is a village in Bhitarwar sub-district of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code **475220**. The 2011 Census counted **763 people in 174 households**, the 48th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 763people (2011)
- 174households
- 63.8%literacy
- 475220PIN code

## Chhirata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhirata is 475220.** Chhirata falls in Bhitarwar sub-district, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh.

- PIN code475220
- Community development blockBhitarwar
- Census village code454264

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

## How far is Chhirata from nearby towns?

- Bhitarwar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gwalior (district HQ)68 km by road
- Bhitarwar (nearest town)6 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 Chhirata?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chhirata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhitarwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Chhirata known for?

The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 88% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 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 Chhirata

Of every 100 households in Chhirata in 2011, 68 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhirata · ■ Bhitarwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****1%**

**28%

Television ****9%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Chhirata?

■ Chhirata · ■ Bhitarwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712**

**884

Working population ****83.2%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 45.8% for women. 82% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (24%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 452 (71%)

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 Bhitarwar

- Dhobat803 people
- Khadaua800 people
- Najarpur775 people
- Bhangarh766 people
- Sonta Khiriya750 people
- Adampur737 people
- Maragpur731 people
- Machhariya706 people

[All 85 villages in Bhitarwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/bhitarwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhirata?475220
- How far is Chhirata from Gwalior?68 km by road
- What is the population of Chhirata?763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhirata in?Gwalior district (Bhitarwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhirata?63.8% (Census 2011)