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Chitaura

चितौरा
Madhogarh mandal
Pincode 285126
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Chitaura observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttar Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Chitaura is a village in Madhogarh mandal, Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh. It has a population of 1,076 distributed across 196 households, with a literacy rate of 65%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
gyanvati
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LGD code
151044
Pincode
285126
Post office
Madhogarh (Jalaun)
Population
1,076
Households
196
Literacy rate
65%
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000♂
Workers
475
Distance to district centre
150 km
Distance to mandal centre
153 km
Distance to Lucknow
311 km
Distance to Delhi
207 km
Nearest railway station
Mania · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital Tasimo · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chitaura compares

By population, Chitaura ranks #101 of 256 villages in Madhogarh mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.0%
+2.9% vs mandal average
Chitaura65.0%
Madhogarh mandal62.1%
Jalaun district63.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
+56 vs mandal average
Chitaura911
Madhogarh mandal855
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.5 vs mandal average
Chitaura5.5
Madhogarh mandal6.0

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

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Chitaura at a glance

Chitaura is a village of 1,076 people in 196 households (Census 2011) in Madhogarh tehsil, Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, the 101st-largest of 256 villages in Madhogarh tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. It lies 150 km from the Jalaun district centre, 11 km from Maniyan, the nearest town, 11 km from Mania railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 285126, served by Madhogarh (Jalaun) post office; the LGD village code is 151044. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Tasimo, 5 km away. The sarpanch is gyanvati, and the village votes in Bhongaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Naresh Agnihotri. The population is estimated at 1,269 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chitaura · this village1,07665%—
Chitaura · Fatehpur1,69761%0 km N
Chitaura · Milkipur1,00458%0 km N
Chitaura · Jansath6,74961%0 km N
Chitaura · Pindra1,67863%0 km N
Chitaura · Khatauli1,03472%0 km N
Chitaura · Chandausi2,48137%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chitaura

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
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
1
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MADHOGARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
3
Distance to district HQ (km)
52
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHITAURA
Total area (ha)
185
Irrigated area (ha)
108
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Chitaura

LGD code
151044
Pincode
285126
Post office
Madhogarh (Jalaun)
Population (Census 2011)
1,076
Population (projected 2026)
1,269
Households
196
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
911
Literacy rate
65.0%
Coordinates
26.83138°N, 77.80862°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mainpuri
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bhongaon
Member of Parliament
Dimple Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ram Naresh Agnihotri
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
gyanvati
Block / Mandal
Madhogarh
Getting there

How to reach Chitaura

Mandal centre
Madhogarh · ≈ 153 km
≈ 5 h 14 min by car · 6 h 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jalaun · ≈ 150 km
≈ 5 h 8 min by car · 6 h 5 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,740 people
Maniyan · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow311 kmcapital
  • Delhi207 km
  • Mumbai999 km
  • Hyderabad1053 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMania11 km
  • Bus stopbus stop12 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Tasimo5 km
  • ATM / bankCanara Bank12 km
  • Petrol pumppetrol pump12 km
  • Collegegovernmet girls inter college12 km
  • Police stationpolice thana12 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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