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Chitra, Deoghar

Coordinates: 24°07′14″N 86°52′00″E / 24.120567°N 86.866678°E / 24.120567; 86.866678
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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)
 • Total
2,430
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

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

Geography

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B
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H
A
R
W
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Mayurakshi River
Ajay River
Barakar River
Massanjore
Dam
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Massanjore Dam
Rasikpur
CT
Rasikpur (CT)
Purana
Dumka
CT
Purana Dumka (CT)
Dudhani
CT
Dudhani, Dumka (CT)
Karmatanr
CT
Karmatanr, Jamtara (CT)
Mihijam
M
Mihijam (M)
Jamtara
M
Jamtara (M)
Basukinath
M
Basukinath (M)
Dumka
M
Dumka (M)
Madhupur
M
Madhupur, Deoghar (M)
Jasidih
M
Jasidih (M)
Deoghar
M
Deoghar (M)
Narayanpur
R
Narayanpur, Jamtara (R)
Nala
R
Nala, Jamtara (R)
Kundahit
R
Kundahit (R)
Fatehpur
R
Fatehpur, Jamtara (R)
Bindapathar
R
Bindapathar (R)
Basudih
R
Basudih (R)
Bagdahari
R
Bagdahari (R)
Tongra
R
Tongra (R)
Taljhari
R
Taljhari, Dumka (R)
Shikaripara
R
Shikaripara, Dumka (R)
Saraiyahat
R
Saraiyahat, Dumka (R)
Ranishwar
R
Ranishwar, Dumka (R)
Ramgarh
R
Ramgarh, Dumka (village) (R)
Masalia
R
Masalia, Dumka (village) (R)
Maluti
R
Maluti (R)
Kathikund
R
Kathikund, Dumka (R)
Jarmundi
R
Jarmundi, Dumka (R)
Jama
R
Jama, Dumka (village) (R)
Hansdiha
R
Hansdiha (R)
Gopikandar
R
Gopikandar, Dumka (R)
Sarwan
R
Sarwan, Deoghar (village) (R)
Sarath
R
Sarath, Deoghar (village) (R)
Palojori
R
Palojori, Deoghar (R)
Mohanpur
R
Mohanpur, Deoghar (village) (R)
Margomunda
R
Margomunda, Deoghar (R)
Karon
R
Karon, Deoghar (village) (R)
Devipur
R
Devipur, Deoghar (village) (R)
Chitra
R
Sonaraithari
R
Sonaraithari, Deoghar (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

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

Overview

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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

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

Demographics

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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

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Police station

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There is a police station at Chitra.[3]

Chitra Coalfield

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

Education

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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

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  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.