# Chitraw Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Chitraw

Chitraw is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,249 people in 574 households**, the 8th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 2,249people (2011)
- 574households
- 70.9%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Chitraw PIN code and other codes

Chitraw falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501136

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

## How far is Chitraw from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)63 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)18 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 Chitraw?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Chitraw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Chitraw known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 26% of the 1,160 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Chitraw

Of every 100 households in Chitraw in 2011, 22 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chitraw · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****20%**

**62%

Television ****6%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Chitraw?

■ Chitraw · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**957

Working population ****49.9%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 62.7% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (11%) · **■** Marginal 903 (80%)

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 Jaisinghnagar

- Amjhor3,014 people
- Karki2,902 people
- Barkachh2,548 people
- Kanadi Khurd2,297 people
- Kudari2,200 people
- Thengraha2,171 people
- Nagnaudi2,155 people
- Girui Badi2,143 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chitraw from Shahdol?63 km by road
- What is the population of Chitraw?2,249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitraw in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chitraw?70.9% (Census 2011)