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About Chitarpur Village

Chitarpur is a large village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,187, made up of 2,216 males and 1,971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares.

Chitarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitarpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Area (hectares) 441 hectares
Population 4,187
Male Population 2,216
Female Population 1,971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chitarpur compares

By the 2011 count Chitarpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chitarpur

Chitarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chitarpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitarpur from other places

Chitarpur lies about 36 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 9.6 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 Chitarpur
Nearest railway station Giridih 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 30 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 36 km

Villages closest to Chitarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitarpur village had a population of 4,187. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Chitarpur village has 2,216 males and 1,971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitarpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Chitarpur covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitarpur falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chitarpur is Giridih, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Chitarpur.

Chitarpur is about 36 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitarpur is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 9.6 km away. Topchanchi is about 30 km away. Dhanbad is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (3.7 km), Mahthadih (4.4 km) and Sirampur (4.4 km).

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

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