# Chitara Village, Karahal, Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Karahal, Sheopur 

# Chitara

Chitara is a village in Karahal sub-district of Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,077 people in 220 households**, the 35th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.

- 1,077people (2011)
- 220households
- 27.4%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Chitara PIN code and other codes

Chitara falls in Karahal sub-district, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKarahal
- Census village code451847

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

## How far is Chitara from nearby towns?

- Karahal (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Sheopur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sheopur (nearest town)65 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 Chitara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bargawa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

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

About 62% of the 377 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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 Chitara

Of every 100 households in Chitara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitara · ■ Karahal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****71%**

**52%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chitara?

■ Chitara · ■ Karahal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.4%**

**48.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**908

Working population ****45.0%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.2% for men and 18.1% for women. 45% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (49%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 173 (36%)

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 Karahal

- Madanpur1,097 people
- Maharbani1,096 people
- Panar1,086 people
- Morai1,081 people
- Sunswada1,055 people
- Neemodamath987 people
- Dobh974 people
- Saran Aharwani944 people

[All 117 villages in Karahal](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sheopur/karahal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chitara from Sheopur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Chitara?1,077 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitara in?Sheopur district (Karahal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chitara?27.4% (Census 2011)