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About Kita Village

Kita is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 115 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kita village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 115
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Kita compares

By the 2011 count Kita is the 129th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 180 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, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kita

Kita is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kita 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 Kita from other places

Kita lies about 44 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, 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 Kita
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 3.1 km
Nearest town Khunti 27 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 32 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 44 km

Villages closest to Kita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kita village had a population of 235. That makes it the 129th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kita village has 115 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kita has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Kita covers 180 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.

Kita falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kita is Sonua, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kita.

Kita is about 44 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kita is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 3.1 km away. Khunti is about 27 km away. Sonua 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 Hatnada (under 2 km), Kokorbo (under 2 km) and Saridiri (under 2 km).

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

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