# Chitrayan Village, Gulabganj, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gulabganj, Vidisha 

# Chitrayan

Chitrayan is a village in Gulabganj sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **156 people in 31 households**, the 70th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 156people (2011)
- 31households
- 59.7%literacy
- 835females per 1,000 males

## Chitrayan PIN code and other codes

Chitrayan falls in Gulabganj sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGyaraspur
- Census village code481736

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

## How far is Chitrayan from nearby towns?

- Gulabganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)32 km by road
- Basoda (nearest town)14 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 Chitrayan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gulabganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basoda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basoda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Chitrayan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, mustard and pea**. About 81% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Chitrayan

Of every 100 households in Chitrayan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitrayan · ■ Gulabganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**19%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****12%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****68%**

**34%

Own their home ****84%**

**94%

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 Chitrayan?

■ Chitrayan · ■ Gulabganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**927

Working population ****43.6%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 51.6% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (72%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Gulabganj

- Rampur Chak Patni248 people
- Uttamakhedi216 people
- Khiriya202 people
- Patni171 people
- Harjakhedi148 people
- Mundari130 people
- Hirapur116 people
- Ulakheda43 people

[All 76 villages in Gulabganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/gulabganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chitrayan from Vidisha?32 km by road
- What is the population of Chitrayan?156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitrayan in?Vidisha district (Gulabganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chitrayan?59.7% (Census 2011)