# Chitarpur Village, Topchanchi, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Topchanchi, Dhanbad 

# Chitarpur

Chitarpur is a village in Topchanchi sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **4,187 people in 771 households**, the 3rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 4,187people (2011)
- 771households
- 68.5%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Chitarpur PIN code and other codes

Chitarpur falls in Topchanchi sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatChitarpur
- Community development blockTopchanchi
- Census village code361329

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chitarpur from nearby towns?

- Topchanchi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)35 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chitarpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chitarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mantanr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chitarpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 441 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chitarpur

Of every 100 households in Chitarpur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitarpur · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**61%

Use banking services ****44%**

**63%

Television ****23%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chitarpur?

■ Chitarpur · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746**

**909

Working population ****34.7%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 56.2% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (5%) · **■** Household industry 46 (3%) · **■** Other work 365 (25%) · **■** Marginal 830 (57%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Topchanchi

- Khario5,465 people
- Rama Kunda4,297 people
- Singdaha3,737 people
- Bhuianchitro3,295 people
- Dumdumi Alias Narkopi3,265 people
- Sirampur3,191 people

[All 113 villages in Topchanchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/topchanchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chitarpur from Dhanbad?35 km by road
- What is the population of Chitarpur?4,187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitarpur in?Dhanbad district (Topchanchi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chitarpur?68.5% (Census 2011)