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Eight die, 12 hospitalised after consuming illicit liquor in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar
Reported by The Indian Express.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Chitauwa is a village in Banda mandal, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. With a population of 323 across 73 households, it has a literacy rate of 64.1%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rabiya Ansari
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- LGD code
- 460175
- Pincode
- 470335
- Post office
- Banda Belai
- Population
- 323
- Households
- 73
- Literacy rate
- 64.1%
- Sex ratio
- 775 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 162
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 20 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 160 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 536 km
- Nearest railway station
- Makronia · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Clinic (First Aid) · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chitauwa compares
By population, Chitauwa ranks #139 of 179 villages in Banda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.1%
+7.1% vs mandal average
- Chitauwa
- 64.1%
- Banda mandal
- 57.0%
- Sagar district
- 65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
775
−108 vs mandal average
- Chitauwa
- 775
- Banda mandal
- 883
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Chitauwa
- 4.4
- Banda mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chitauwa at a glance
Chitauwa is a village of 323 people in 73 households (Census 2011) in Banda tehsil, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 139th-largest of 179 villages in Banda tehsil. Literacy is 64%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 775 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Sagar district centre, 42 km from Malthon, the nearest town, 15 km from Makronia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 470335, served by Banda Belai post office; the LGD village code is 460175. The nearest hospital or health centre is Clinic (First Aid), 9 km away. The sarpanch is Rabiya Ansari, and the village votes in Khurai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhupendra Singh. The population is estimated at 381 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitauwa · this village | 323 | 64% | — |
| Rakhsi · Banda | 1,080 | 70% | 0.8 km E |
| Semra Ahir · Banda | 880 | 48% | 2.1 km N |
| Nimon · Banda | 2,561 | 60% | 4.6 km NE |
| Sewara Sewari · Sagar | 1,367 | 67% | 6 km W |
| Uldan · Banda | 2,711 | 56% | 7.2 km N |
| Pitholi · Banda | 1,058 | 50% | 6.9 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chitauwa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 169.91
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 31
- Forest area (ha)
- 6.99
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chitauwa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chitauwa
- LGD code
- 460175
- Pincode
- 470335
- Post office
- Banda Belai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 323
- Population (projected 2026)
- 381
- Households
- 73
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 775
- Literacy rate
- 64.1%
- Coordinates
- 23.99508°N, 78.76135°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khurai
- Member of Parliament
- Lata Wankhede
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bhupendra Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Rabiya Ansari
- Block / Mandal
- Banda
Getting there
How to reach Chitauwa
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal160 kmcapital
- Delhi536 km
- Hyderabad736 km
- Mumbai818 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMakronia15 km
- Bus stopBus Stop Mehar10 km
- Hospital / PHCClinic (First Aid)9 km
- ATM / bankState Bank Of India ATM14 km
- Petrol pumpShardaji Automobiles BPCL Petrol Pump9 km
- CollegeGovt. School Cornal Form House9 km
- Police stationPolice Sahayta Candr10 km
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)