# Chhitapura Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad 

# Chhitapura

Chhitapura is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,400 people in 253 households**, the 29th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,400people (2011)
- 253households
- 54.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Chhitapura PIN code and other codes

Chhitapura falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKesala
- Census village code487382

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

## How far is Chhitapura from nearby towns?

- Itarsi (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)74 km by road
- Itarsi (nearest town)56 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 Chhitapura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chhitapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sukatawa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itarsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Chhitapura known for?

About 48% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chhitapura

Of every 100 households in Chhitapura in 2011, 93 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhitapura · ■ Itarsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**26%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****53%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Chhitapura?

■ Chhitapura · ■ Itarsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1110**

**946

Working population ****63.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 43.6% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 182 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 617 (70%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 62 (7%)

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 Itarsi

- Morpani1,502 people
- Saheli1,470 people
- Kasda Khurd1,424 people
- Gajapur1,419 people
- Jujharpur1,394 people
- Maroda1,393 people
- Jhunkar1,276 people
- Chandkiya1,262 people

[All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhitapura from Hoshangabad?74 km by road
- What is the population of Chhitapura?1,400 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhitapura in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhitapura?54.3% (Census 2011)