# Chitarkota Village, Ratu, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ratu, Ranchi 

# Chitarkota

Chitarkota is a village in Ratu sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835205**. The 2011 Census counted **3,051 people in 544 households**, the 3rd largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 3,051people (2011)
- 544households
- 65.1%literacy
- 835205PIN code

## Chitarkota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chitarkota is 835205.** Chitarkota falls in Ratu sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835205
- Gram panchayatPali
- Community development blockRatu
- Census village code374085

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

## How far is Chitarkota from nearby towns?

- Ranchi (district HQ)10 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)10 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 Chitarkota?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chitarkota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ranchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Chitarkota known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 71% of the 608 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Chitarkota

Of every 100 households in Chitarkota in 2011, 67 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitarkota · ■ Ratu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**68%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****54%**

**62%

Television ****25%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Chitarkota?

■ Chitarkota · ■ Ratu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**981

Working population ****44.9%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 57.5% for women. 47% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 656 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (5%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 151 (11%) · **■** Marginal 488 (36%)

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 Ratu

- Tigra4,713 people
- Hurhuri3,809 people
- Banapiri2,995 people
- Pali2,960 people
- Tarup2,368 people
- Piriyo2,262 people

[All 37 villages in Ratu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/ratu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chitarkota?835205
- How far is Chitarkota from Ranchi?10 km by road
- What is the population of Chitarkota?3,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitarkota in?Ranchi district (Ratu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chitarkota?65.1% (Census 2011)