About Chitar Village

Chitar is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 368 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	834006
Area (hectares)	89.66 hectares
Population	712
Male Population	368
Female Population	344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
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 Chitar compares

By the 2011 count Chitar is the 82nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 89.66 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chitar

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

Chitar lies about 17 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 7.6 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 Chitar
Nearest town	Rātu	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Itki	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	16 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	17 km

Villages closest to Chitar

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

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Common questions about Chitar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitar village had a population of 712. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Chitar village has 368 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitar has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chitar is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitar covers 89.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitar falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chitar is Itki, about 7.6 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 Chitar.

Chitar is about 17 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitar is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Rātu is about 5.3 km away. Itki is about 7.6 km away. Kanke is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.