# Chitir Village, Namkum, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Namkum, Ranchi 

# Chitir

Chitir is a village in Namkum sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835221**. The 2011 Census counted **290 people in 62 households**, the 81st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 290people (2011)
- 62households
- 60.7%literacy
- 835221PIN code

## Chitir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chitir is 835221.** Chitir falls in Namkum sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835221
- Gram panchayatHardag
- Community development blockNamkum
- Census village code373986

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

## How far is Chitir from nearby towns?

- Namkum (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)20 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 Chitir?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chitir; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dundu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhurwa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hulhundu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Chitir known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 80% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Chitir

Of every 100 households in Chitir in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitir · ■ Namkum rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**17%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****5%**

**66%

Television ****7%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Chitir?

■ Chitir · ■ Namkum rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****790**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**1000

Working population ****44.1%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 44.9% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Other work 25 (20%) · **■** Marginal 70 (55%)

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 Namkum

- Huringdag363 people
- Jojosiring354 people
- Jorar349 people
- Upardahu312 people
- Bumru286 people
- Darjitorar285 people
- Jaratoli250 people
- Mangubadh246 people

[All 97 villages in Namkum](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/namkum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chitir?835221
- How far is Chitir from Ranchi?20 km by road
- What is the population of Chitir?290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitir in?Ranchi district (Namkum sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chitir?60.7% (Census 2011)