# Chhitwara Village, Bahoriband, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bahoriband, Katni 

# Chhitwara

Chhitwara is a village in Bahoriband sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 72 households**, the 157th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 287people (2011)
- 72households
- 57.6%literacy
- 1,174females per 1,000 males

## Chhitwara PIN code and other codes

Chhitwara falls in Bahoriband sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBahoriband
- Census village code488753

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

## How far is Chhitwara from nearby towns?

- Bahoriband (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)24 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)24 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 Chhitwara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tebri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sleemnabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Chhitwara known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 30% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Chhitwara

Of every 100 households in Chhitwara in 2011, 53 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhitwara · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**8%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**50%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Chhitwara?

■ Chhitwara · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1174**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1450**

**948

Working population ****37.6%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 53.2% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (53%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 36 (33%)

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 Bahoriband

- Gada321 people
- Nayagaon312 people
- Gada305 people
- Diwari296 people
- Kalhaiya Khurd263 people
- Diwaribhar260 people
- Shikarpura257 people
- Salhna255 people

[All 195 villages in Bahoriband](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhitwara from Katni?24 km by road
- What is the population of Chhitwara?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhitwara in?Katni district (Bahoriband sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhitwara?57.6% (Census 2011)