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Chitarpur

Narayanpur mandal
Pincode 815357
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAKITA HEMBROM
Contact: 81****8897
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LGD code
372230
Pincode
815357
Post office
Karogram
Population
156
Households
25
Literacy rate
41%
Sex ratio
857 ♀/1000♂
Workers
60
Distance to district centre
150 km
Distance to mandal centre
114 km
Distance to Ranchi
43 km
Distance to Kolkata
299 km
Nearest railway station
Barkipona · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. Jamil Clinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chitarpur compares

By population, Chitarpur ranks #203 of 258 villages in Narayanpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
41.0%
−3.3% vs mandal average
Chitarpur
41.0%
Narayanpur mandal
44.3%
Jamtara district
53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
857
−95 vs mandal average
Chitarpur
857
Narayanpur mandal
952
Household size
people per home
6.2
+0.5 vs mandal average
Chitarpur
6.2
Narayanpur mandal
5.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chitarpur at a glance

Chitarpur is a village of 156 people in 25 households (Census 2011) in Narayanpur block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 203rd-largest of 258 villages in Narayanpur block. Literacy is 41%, 3 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 857 women per 1,000 men. It lies 150 km from the Jamtara district centre, 26 km from Madhupur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Barkipona railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 815357, served by Karogram post office; the LGD village code is 372230. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Jamil Clinic, <1 km away. The sarpanch is SAKITA HEMBROM, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 184 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chitarpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAMTARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
29
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
TOPATAND
Total area (ha)
48.38
Irrigated area (ha)
5
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Chitarpur

LGD code
372230
Pincode
815357
Post office
Karogram
Population (Census 2011)
156
Population (projected 2026)
184
Households
25
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
857
Literacy rate
41.0%
Coordinates
23.57298°N, 85.65353°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jamtara
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Member of Legislative Assembly
Irfan Ansari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SAKITA HEMBROM
Block / Mandal
Narayanpur
Getting there

How to reach Chitarpur

Mandal centre
Narayanpur · ≈ 114 km
≈ 3 h 53 min by car · 4 h 37 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jamtara · ≈ 150 km
≈ 5 h 9 min by car · 6 h 6 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 20,697 people
Madhupur · ≈ 26 km
≈ 54 min by car · 1 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi43 kmcapital
  • Kolkata299 km
  • Delhi1012 km
  • Hyderabad1015 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBarkipona<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. Jamil Clinic<1 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank28 km
  • Petrol pumpHari Bajrangi Fuels8 km
  • CollegeSarla Birla University35 km
  • Police stationRajrappa Police Station3 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Chitarpur

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

  • 🛕हनुमान मंदिरTemple3.2 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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