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Chitraw

चित्रौ
Jaisinghnagar mandal
Pincode 484771
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Shakuntala Kol
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LGD code
501136
Pincode
484771
Post office
Jaisinghnagar
Population
2,249
Households
574
Literacy rate
61%
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,122
Distance to district centre
33 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Bhopal
389 km
Distance to Delhi
641 km
Nearest railway station
Bara · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Ramnagar · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chitraw compares

By population, Chitraw ranks #8 of 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.0%
+8.5% vs mandal average
Chitraw
61.0%
Jaisinghnagar mandal
52.5%
Shahdol district
56.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
+30 vs mandal average
Chitraw
1,017
Jaisinghnagar mandal
987
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Chitraw
3.9
Jaisinghnagar mandal
4.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chitraw at a glance

Chitraw is a village of 2,249 people in 574 households (Census 2011) in Jaisinghnagar tehsil, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh, the 8th-largest of 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 9 points above the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Shahdol district centre, 8 km from Bara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 484771, served by Jaisinghnagar post office; the LGD village code is 501136. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Ramnagar, 19 km away. The sarpanch is Shakuntala Kol. The population is estimated at 2,652 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chitraon

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chitraw · this village2,24961%
Chitrasi · Beohari96345%0.7 km E
Mantoliya · Anuppur01.5 km SE
Chhataina · Beohari1,87643%1.7 km NE
Umargarh · Gotegaon03.7 km E
Umargarh · Beohari58651%3.7 km E
Hidwah · Jaisinghnagar28058%4.1 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chitraw

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)
10
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
3
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
JAISINGHNAGAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
63
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
1,160.43
Irrigated area (ha)
11
Forest area (ha)
679.12

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Chitraw

LGD code
501136
Pincode
484771
Post office
Jaisinghnagar
Population (Census 2011)
2,249
Population (projected 2026)
2,652
Households
574
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1017
Literacy rate
61.0%
Coordinates
24.04393°N, 81.13347°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Sidhi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Beohari
Member of Parliament
Rajesh Mishra
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Shakuntala Kol
Block / Mandal
Jaisinghnagar
Getting there

How to reach Chitraw

Mandal centre
Jaisinghnagar · ≈ 5.1 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Shahdol · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 7 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal389 kmcapital
  • Delhi641 km
  • Kolkata756 km
  • Hyderabad790 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBara8 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Ramnagar19 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank32 km
  • Petrol pumpBhagwati Filling Station32 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Manpur31 km
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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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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