# Chitawad Village, Gulana, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gulana, Shajapur 

# Chitawad

Chitawad is a village in Gulana sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,948 people in 425 households**, the 22nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 1,948people (2011)
- 425households
- 79.7%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Chitawad PIN code and other codes

Chitawad falls in Gulana sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMoman Badodiya
- Census village code472855

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

## How far is Chitawad from nearby towns?

- Gulana (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sarangpur (nearest town)15 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 Chitawad?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chitawad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manglaj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarangpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Chitawad known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 89% of the 862 hectares of village land is sown, and 358 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 Chitawad

Of every 100 households in Chitawad in 2011, 90 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitawad · ■ Gulana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**83%

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

**18%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**7%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**39%

Television ****12%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chitawad?

■ Chitawad · ■ Gulana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**897

Working population ****51.9%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 68.4% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 326 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 622 (62%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (4%) · **■** Marginal 11 (1%)

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 Gulana

- Palsawad1,986 people
- Bhensrod1,976 people
- Borsali1,957 people
- Kethlay1,954 people
- Budlay1,820 people
- Sakhedi1,724 people
- Semli Chacha1,720 people
- Makhawad1,704 people

[All 98 villages in Gulana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/gulana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chitawad from Shajapur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chitawad?1,948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitawad in?Shajapur district (Gulana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chitawad?79.7% (Census 2011)