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Chitra

Para mandal
Pincode 723155
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SULEKHA BOURI
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LGD code
330058
Pincode
723155
Post office
Para
Population
2,449
Households
431
Literacy rate
57.7%
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000♂
Workers
906
Census 2011 · in context

How Chitra compares

By population, Chitra ranks #16 of 132 villages in Para mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.7%
+2.0% vs mandal average
Chitra
57.7%
Para mandal
55.7%
Purulia district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
+42 vs mandal average
Chitra
986
Para mandal
944
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
Chitra
5.7
Para mandal
5.5

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

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Chitra at a glance

Chitra is a village of 2,449 people in 431 households (Census 2011) in Para block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 16th-largest of 132 villages in Para block. Literacy is 58%, 2 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723155, served by Para post office; the LGD village code is 330058. The sarpanch is SULEKHA BOURI, and the village votes in Para assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nadiar Chand Bouri. The population is estimated at 2,887 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chitra

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
No
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
2
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
506.09
Irrigated area (ha)
410
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Chitra

LGD code
330058
Pincode
723155
Post office
Para
Population (Census 2011)
2,449
Population (projected 2026)
2,887
Households
431
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
986
Literacy rate
57.7%
Lok Sabha constituency
Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Para
Member of Parliament
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nadiar Chand Bouri
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SULEKHA BOURI
Block / Mandal
Para
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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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