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About Chitir Village

Chitir is a small village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 162 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 790 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 835221
Area (hectares) 89.81 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 162
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 790
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitir compares

By the 2011 count Chitir is the 80th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 89.81 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 1002.

Getting to Chitir

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

Chitir lies about 13 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 5.0 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 Chitir
Nearest railway station Balasiring 5.0 km
District headquarters Ranchi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 15 km

Villages closest to Chitir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitir village had a population of 290. That makes it the 80th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Chitir village has 162 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitir has about 790 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Chitir is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitir covers 89.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitir falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chitir is Balasiring, about 5.0 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 km distance for Chitir.

Chitir is about 13 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitir is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 5.0 km away. Ranchi is about 13 km away. Namkum is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dundu (under 2 km), Darjitorar (under 2 km) and Chand (under 2 km).

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

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