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About Kitapir Village

Kitapir is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 64 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kitapir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kitapir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 64
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kitapir compares

By the 2011 count Kitapir is the 178th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kitapir

Kitapir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kitapir as Available within <5 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 Kitapir from other places

Kitapir lies about 19 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 10 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 Kitapir
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 10 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 27 km

Villages closest to Kitapir

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 Kitapir

As per the Census of India 2011, Kitapir village had a population of 120. That makes it the 178th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kitapir village has 64 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kitapir has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Kitapir covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Kitapir is about 19 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kitapir is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 10 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 19 km away. Bandgaon is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangrasai (under 2 km), Karaikella (under 2 km) and Kolikabera (under 2 km).

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

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