# Chitar Village, Kanke, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kanke, Ranchi 

# Chitar

Chitar is a village in Kanke sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **834006**. The 2011 Census counted **712 people in 124 households**, the 83rd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 712people (2011)
- 124households
- 52.4%literacy
- 834006PIN code

## Chitar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chitar is 834006.** Chitar falls in Kanke sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code834006
- Gram panchayatKokdoro
- Community development blockKanke
- Census village code373491

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

## How far is Chitar from nearby towns?

- Kanke (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)15 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)14 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 Chitar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chitar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Hesalang
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 3 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 Chitar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 61% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Chitar

Of every 100 households in Chitar in 2011, 21 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitar · ■ Kanke rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**74%

Tap water ****9%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**22%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**68%

Use banking services ****10%**

**58%

Television ****11%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**21%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Chitar?

■ Chitar · ■ Kanke rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**960

Working population ****26.7%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.1% for men and 44.4% for women. 39% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 86 (45%) · **■** Marginal 77 (41%)

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 Kanke

- Patagain859 people
- Chauli796 people
- Khatanga788 people
- Chari774 people
- Benti703 people
- Runro694 people
- Bagda692 people
- Muretha691 people

[All 103 villages in Kanke](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/kanke/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chitar?834006
- How far is Chitar from Ranchi?15 km by road
- What is the population of Chitar?712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitar in?Ranchi district (Kanke sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chitar?52.4% (Census 2011)