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About Chitramu Village

Chitramu is a mid sized village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 502 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1412.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitramu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitramu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 1412.18 hectares
Population 1,003
Male Population 502
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitramu compares

By the 2011 count Chitramu is the 41st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 1412.18 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 989.

Getting to Chitramu

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

How far is Chitramu from other places

Chitramu lies about 35 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 21 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 Chitramu
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 21 km
Nearest town Gumia 25 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 35 km

Villages closest to Chitramu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitramu village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 41st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Chitramu village has 502 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitramu has about 998 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Chitramu is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitramu covers 1412.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chitramu falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chitramu is Dumri Bihar, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chitramu.

Chitramu is about 35 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitramu is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 5.5 km away. Dumri Bihar is about 21 km away. Gumia is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Upraili Murgaon (under 2 km), Alkhari Khurd (1.9 km) and Chalkari Khurd (1.9 km).

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

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