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About Chitpil Village

Chitpil is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 399 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitpil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitpil village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 286 hectares
Population 788
Male Population 399
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitpil compares

By the 2011 count Chitpil is the 82nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Chitpil

Chitpil is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chitpil as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitpil from other places

Chitpil lies about 27 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 16 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 Chitpil
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 16 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 27 km

Villages closest to Chitpil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitpil village had a population of 788. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Chitpil village has 399 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitpil has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Chitpil is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitpil covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitpil falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chitpil is Chakradharpur, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Chitpil.

Chitpil is about 27 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitpil is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 16 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum 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 Kamigara (under 2 km), Bandijahir (1.5 km) and Kotsa (1.7 km).

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

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