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About Chitapiri Village

Chitapiri is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 329 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitapiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitapiri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 431 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 329
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitapiri compares

By the 2011 count Chitapiri is the 41st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 431 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chitapiri

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

How far is Chitapiri from other places

Chitapiri lies about 49 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 5.7 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 Chitapiri
Nearest railway station Pokla 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 9.7 km
Nearest town Khunti 32 km
District headquarters Gumla 49 km

Villages closest to Chitapiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitapiri village had a population of 655. That makes it the 41st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Chitapiri village has 329 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitapiri has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chitapiri is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitapiri covers 431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chitapiri falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chitapiri is Pokla, about 5.7 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 <5 km distance for Chitapiri.

Chitapiri is about 49 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitapiri is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Pokla is about 5.7 km away. Kamdara is about 9.7 km away. Khunti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urminja (1.8 km), Pakut (1.9 km) and Kenaloya (2.4 km).

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

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