About Kitam Village

Kitam is a mid sized village in Albert Ekka tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 279 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kitam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kitam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Albert Ekka
Pincode	835232
Area (hectares)	425 hectares
Population	561
Male Population	279
Female Population	282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kitam compares

By the 2011 count Kitam is the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kitam

Kitam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kitam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kitam from other places

Kitam lies about 26 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 66 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 Kitam
Nearest town	Jashpur Nagar	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Albert Ekka	26 km
District headquarters	Gumla	26 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	66 km

Villages closest to Kitam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Albert Ekka 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 Kitam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kitam village had a population of 561. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Kitam village has 279 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kitam has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kitam is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kitam covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kitam falls under Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kitam is Lohardaga, about 66 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kitam.

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

Kitam is in Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district. Jashpur Nagar is about 20 km away. Albert Ekka is about 26 km away. Gumla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.