Chitra | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Chitra Location in Jharkhand, India  Chitra Chitra (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°07′14″N 86°52′00″E / 24.120567°N 86.866678°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Deoghar |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,430 |
| Languages .*For language details see Sarath, Deoghar#Language and religion | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 815351 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06438 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dumka |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sarath |
| Website | deoghar |
Chitra is a village in Sarath CD block in the Madhupur subdivision of the Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Chitra is located at 24°07′14″N 86°52′00″E / 24.120567°N 86.866678°E.
Overview[edit | edit source]
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]
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Area[edit | edit source]
Chitra has an area of 171 hectares (420 acres).[2]
Demographics[edit | edit source]
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 | edit source]
Police station[edit | edit source]
There is a police station at Chitra.[3]
Chitra Coalfield[edit | edit source]
Chitra Coalfield is operated as a part of SP Mines Area of Eastern Coalfields.[4]
Education[edit | edit source]
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 | edit source]
- ↑ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
- ↑ "District Police Profile - Deoghar". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ↑ "Eastern Coalfields Limited – SP Mines Area". ZonalInfo. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ↑ "DAV Public School S.P. Mines (ECL)". DAV Public School. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ↑ "Chitra Inter College Chitra". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ↑ "HS Chitra". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2020.