Chhitampatti

Chhitampatti is a small village at the bank of river Ganga at the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The main settlers of this village are Brahmins. This village is 12 km north-east to Mirzapur district headquarters.

Chhitampatti
Village
Chhitampatti Chhitampatti
Coordinates: 25.15°N 82.60°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Village	233,691
• Density	350/km^2 (900/sq mi)
• Metro [1]	522
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Awadhi, Bhojpuri, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	231001
Telephone code	05442
Vehicle registration	UP 63
Sex ratio	819 (2011)
Literacy	78.13% (2011) (91.88%♂; 62.44%♀)

Economy

The main economy of this village is agriculture and its allied activities. Rice, wheat, gram, sugarcane etc. are used to cultivate in this village. Apart from this, animal husbandry is also the major activity of the village people.

Ethnic groups

The major ethnic groups of this village are the Hindus. Most of the houses belongs to the Brahmins. They used to worship Lord Vishnu, Shiva, Durga, Surya, Ganga.

Work Profile

In Chhitampatti village out of total population, 214 were engaged in work activities. 65.89% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.11% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 214 workers engaged in Main Work, 93 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourer.

Chhitampatti Data

According to the 2011 Census, Chhitampatti data are as under:

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
1. Total No. of Houses	67
2. Population	522	287	235
3. Child (0-6)	83	53	30
4. Schedule Caste	133	70	63
5. Schedule Tribe	0	0	0
6. Literacy	78.13 %	91.88 %	62.44 %
7. Total Workers	214	169	45
8. Main Worker	141	0	0
9. Marginal Worker	73	52	21

References

1. "Chhitampatti Population - Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 31 January 2016.