About Chitmadih Village

Chitmadih is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,354, made up of 701 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitmadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitmadih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	243.32 hectares
Population	1,354
Male Population	701
Female Population	653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
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 Chitmadih compares

By the 2011 count Chitmadih is the 21st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 243.32 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 943.

Getting to Chitmadih

Chitmadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chitmadih 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 Chitmadih from other places

Chitmadih lies about 20 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 16 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 Chitmadih
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	16 km
District headquarters	Giridih	20 km

Villages closest to Chitmadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitmadih village had a population of 1,354. That makes it the 21st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Chitmadih village has 701 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitmadih has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chitmadih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitmadih covers 243.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitmadih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chitmadih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 16 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 Chitmadih.

Chitmadih is about 20 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitmadih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 7.6 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 16 km away. Giridih is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.