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About Chitu Village

Chitu is a mid sized village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 292 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Pincode 825315
Area (hectares) 416.8 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 292
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chitu compares

By the 2011 count Chitu is the 71st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 416.8 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Chitu

The census records public bus service for Chitu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitu from other places

Chitu lies about 39 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Gumia, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chitu
Nearest railway station Gumia 4.3 km
District headquarters Bokaro 39 km

Villages closest to Chitu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gumia tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chitu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitu village had a population of 550. That makes it the 71st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Chitu village has 292 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitu has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Chitu is 825315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitu covers 416.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chitu falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chitu is Gumia, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chitu.

Chitu is about 39 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitu is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Gumia is about 4.3 km away. Bokaro is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gomi Karmatanr (under 2 km), Bartua (1.8 km) and Daridag (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chitu today is likely to be higher.

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