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About Kita Village

Kita is a mid sized village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 272 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kita village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Silli
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 262 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 272
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kita compares

By the 2011 count Kita is the 64th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 262 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kita

Kita is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kita as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kita from other places

Kita lies about 33 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Narkopi, about 2.4 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 Kita
Nearest railway station Narkopi 2.4 km
Nearest town Rātu 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Silli 33 km
District headquarters Ranchi 33 km

Villages closest to Kita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kita village had a population of 528. That makes it the 64th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Kita village has 272 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kita has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kita is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kita covers 262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kita falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kita is Narkopi, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kita.

Kita is about 33 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kita is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Narkopi is about 2.4 km away. Rātu is about 23 km away. Silli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkitanr (under 2 km), Gargaon (11 km) and Gajha (13 km).

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

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