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About Chitri Village

Chitri is a mid sized village in Bishunpura tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,144, made up of 601 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bishunpura
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 390.64 hectares
Population 1,144
Male Population 601
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chitri compares

By the 2011 count Chitri is the 10th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 390.64 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Chitri

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

How far is Chitri from other places

Chitri lies about 26 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 5.4 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 Chitri
Nearest railway station Ramna 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpura 7.5 km
District headquarters Garhwa 26 km

Villages closest to Chitri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitri village had a population of 1,144. That makes it the 10th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Chitri village has 601 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitri has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Chitri is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitri covers 390.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitri falls under Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chitri is Ramna, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chitri.

Chitri is about 26 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitri is in Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramna is about 5.4 km away. Bishunpura is about 7.5 km away. Garhwa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patihari (1.6 km), Dar (1.9 km) and Karkachia (2.2 km).

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

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