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About Kitahatu Village

Kitahatu is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 457 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kitahatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kitahatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 339 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 457
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kitahatu compares

By the 2011 count Kitahatu is the 24th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kitahatu

Kitahatu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kitahatu as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kitahatu from other places

Kitahatu lies about 17 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 32 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 Kitahatu
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 15 km
District headquarters Khunti 17 km
Nearest railway station Bingaon 32 km

Villages closest to Kitahatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kitahatu village had a population of 926. That makes it the 24th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Kitahatu village has 457 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kitahatu has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kitahatu is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kitahatu covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kitahatu falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kitahatu is Bingaon, about 32 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 village for Kitahatu.

Kitahatu is about 17 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kitahatu is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 15 km away. Khunti is about 17 km away. Bingaon 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 Kudapurti (under 2 km), Pirihatu (under 2 km) and Rugri (under 2 km).

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

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