# Chitouni Village, Shujalpur, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shujalpur, Shajapur 

# Chitouni

Chitouni is a village in Shujalpur sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,167 people in 195 households**, the 61st largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 1,167people (2011)
- 195households
- 75.8%literacy
- 1,106females per 1,000 males

## Chitouni PIN code and other codes

Chitouni falls in Shujalpur sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShujalpur
- Census village code473014

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

## How far is Chitouni from nearby towns?

- Shujalpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Shujalpur (nearest town)11 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 Chitouni?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shujalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shujalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Chitouni known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 84% of the 614 hectares of village land is sown, and 367 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 Chitouni

Of every 100 households in Chitouni in 2011, 95 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chitouni · ■ Shujalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**84%

Tap water ****10%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****53%**

**41%

Television ****26%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**28%

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 Chitouni?

■ Chitouni · ■ Shujalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**915

Working population ****48.1%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 63.2% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 273 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (19%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 161 (29%)

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 Shujalpur

- Jhadla1,179 people
- Ajnai1,173 people
- Mandawar1,170 people
- Mugod1,170 people
- Lalpura1,146 people
- Gurda Khedi1,137 people
- Tanda Khurd1,115 people
- Bawanheda1,031 people

[All 138 villages in Shujalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shujalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chitouni from Shajapur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Chitouni?1,167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitouni in?Shajapur district (Shujalpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chitouni?75.8% (Census 2011)