About Chitra Village

Chitra is a large village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,430, made up of 1,252 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Sarath
Pincode	815353
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	2,430
Male Population	1,252
Female Population	1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitra compares

By the 2011 count Chitra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chitra

Chitra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chitra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chitra from other places

Chitra lies about 44 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Vidyasagar, about 17 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 Chitra
Tehsil headquarters	Sarath	13 km
Nearest railway station	Vidyasagar	17 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	19 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	44 km

Villages closest to Chitra

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

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Common questions about Chitra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitra village had a population of 2,430. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Chitra village has 1,252 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitra has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Chitra is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitra covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitra falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chitra is Vidyasagar, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chitra.

Chitra is about 44 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitra is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 13 km away. Vidyasagar is about 17 km away. Jāmtāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.