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About Kitma Village

Kitma is a small village in Dulmi tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kitma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kitma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Dulmi
Pincode 825101
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kitma compares

By the 2011 count Kitma is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kitma

Kitma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kitma as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kitma from other places

Kitma lies about 91 km from Ramgarh, 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 Kitma
Nearest town Khunti 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Dulmi 29 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 32 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 91 km

Villages closest to Kitma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kitma village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Kitma village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kitma has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kitma is 825101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kitma covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kitma falls under Dulmi tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kitma is Sonua, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kitma is about 91 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kitma is in Dulmi tehsil of Ramgarh district. Khunti is about 27 km away. Dulmi is about 29 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 Ichatu (4.7 km), Jamira (6.2 km) and Harhad Kander (9.9 km).

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

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