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About Chitua Village

Chitua is a small village in Pathalgora tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 70 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pathalgora
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 70
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitua compares

By the 2011 count Chitua is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chitua

Chitua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chitua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitua from other places

Chitua lies about 33 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 4.8 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 Chitua
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 4.8 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathalgora 33 km
District headquarters Chatra 33 km

Villages closest to Chitua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathalgora 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 Chitua

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitua village had a population of 139. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents.

Chitua village has 70 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitua has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Chitua is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitua covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chitua falls under Pathalgora tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chitua is Katkamsandi, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chitua.

Chitua is about 33 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitua is in Pathalgora tehsil of Chatra district. Katkamsandi is about 4.8 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 23 km away. Pathalgora is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jehra (under 2 km), Meral (2.3 km) and Raturwa (2.5 km).

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

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