Chitra is a village in Sarath CD block in the Madhupur subdivision of the Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Chitra
Village
Chitra is located in Jharkhand
Chitra
Chitra
Location in Jharkhand, India
Chitra is located in India
Chitra
Chitra
Chitra (India)
Coordinates: 24°07′14″N 86°52′00″E / 24.120567°N 86.866678°E / 24.120567; 86.866678
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDeoghar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,430
Languages .*For language details see Sarath, Deoghar#Language and religion
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
815351
Telephone/ STD code06438
Lok Sabha constituencyDumka
Vidhan Sabha constituencySarath
Websitedeoghar.nic.in

Geography edit

 
 
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10miles
 
B
I
H
A
R
W
E
S
T
B
E
N
G
A
L
Mayurakshi River
Ajay River
Barakar River
Massanjore
Dam
D
Rasikpur
CT
Purana
Dumka
CT
Dudhani
CT
Karmatanr
CT
Mihijam
M
Jamtara
M
Basukinath
M
Dumka
M
Madhupur
M
Jasidih
M
Deoghar
M
Narayanpur
R
Nala
R
Kundahit
R
Fatehpur
R
Bindapathar
R
Basudih
R
Bagdahari
R
Tongra
RV
Taljhari
R
Shikaripara
R
Saraiyahat
R
Ranishwar
R
Ramgarh
R
Masalia
R
Maluti
R
Kathikund
R
Jarmundi
R
Jama
R
Hansdiha
R
Gopikandar
R
Sarwan
R
Sarath
R
Palojori
R
Mohanpur
R
Margomunda
R
Karon
R
Devipur
R
Chitra
R
Sonaraithari
R
Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location edit

Chitra is located at 24°07′14″N 86°52′00″E / 24.120567°N 86.866678°E / 24.120567; 86.866678.

Overview edit

The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[1]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.

Area edit

Chitra has an area of 171 hectares (420 acres).[2]

Demographics edit

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chitra had a total population of 2,430, of which 1,252 (52%) were males and 1,172 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 330. The total number of literate persons in Chitra was 2,100 (76.86% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Civic administration edit

Police station edit

There is a police station at Chitra.[3]

Chitra Coalfield edit

Chitra Coalfield is operated as a part of SP Mines Area of Eastern Coalfields.[4]

Education edit

DAV Public School at Chitra was established in 1995. It secured affiliation of CBSE for class X in 1999 and a senior secondary school (plus two level) in 2003. It has been set up in association with ECL.[5]

Chitra Inter College is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1993. It has facilities for teaching in class XI and class XII.[6]

High School Chitra is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1974. It has facilities for teaching in class IX and class X.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Deoghar, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "District Police Profile - Deoghar". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Eastern Coalfields Limited – SP Mines Area". ZonalInfo. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. ^ "DAV Public School S.P. Mines (ECL)". DAV Public School. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Chitra Inter College Chitra". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. ^ "HS Chitra". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2020.