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About Mitar Village

Mitar is a small village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 216 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mitar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mitar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822122
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 216
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mitar compares

By the 2011 count Mitar is the 46th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 916.

Getting to Mitar

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

How far is Mitar from other places

Mitar lies about 152 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 45 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 Mitar
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 20 km
Nearest town Chatrā 37 km
Nearest railway station Kajri 45 km
District headquarters Palamu 152 km

Villages closest to Mitar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mitar village had a population of 432. That makes it the 46th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Mitar village has 216 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mitar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Mitar is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mitar covers 284 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.

Mitar falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mitar is Kajri, about 45 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mitar.

Mitar is about 152 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mitar is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 20 km away. Chatrā is about 37 km away. Kajri is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohe (under 2 km), Karwat (under 2 km) and Korda (1.9 km).

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

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