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About Chitri Village

Chitri is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 338 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 338
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chitri compares

By the 2011 count Chitri is the 55th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 983.

Getting to Chitri

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

How far is Chitri from other places

Chitri lies about 26 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 7.2 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 Chitri
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 7.2 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 26 km
Nearest town Būndu 33 km

Villages closest to Chitri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitri village had a population of 638. That makes it the 55th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Chitri village has 338 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitri has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chitri is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitri covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitri falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chitri is Bakarkudi, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chitri.

Chitri is about 26 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitri is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 5.3 km away. Bakarkudi is about 7.2 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chimtia (under 2 km), Kristapur (under 2 km) and Kuidih (1.7 km).

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

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