Country India District Ramgarh Vehicle registration JH Elevation 364 m | State Jharkhand Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Website ramgarh.nic.in | |
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Chitarpur is a census town in Chitarpur (community development block) of Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Contents
- Map of Chitarpur Jharkhand
- Geography
- Literacy
- Economy
- History
- Transport
- Places of interest
- Education
- Demographics
- References
Map of Chitarpur, Jharkhand
Geography
Chitarpur is located at 23.5749°N 85.6548°E / 23.5749; 85.6548. It has an average elevation of 364 metres (1167 feet).
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Chitarpur was 15,652 out of which 8,776 were males and 6,876 were females,
Economy
Rajrappa open cast mine and Rajrappa washery are operational under Rajrappa Area of Central Coalfields Limited.
History
The word Chitarpur is derived from Era-1700 Ruling Maharaja's Daughter Chitra Devi. As the village and Nearby Areas were given to her by his father.
Transport
Badki Pona Railway Station:
Badki Pona is the only railway Station in the Village. Zone: ECR/East Central Division: Dhanbad
Roads:
NH-23 Road is the major means of transportation in the Village. Central Government of Highways Authority has planned to change it into a four-lane road which connects to NH-33 towards its east and NH-2 on the west
Birsa Munda Airport: (51 km) States Capital Ranchi is the nearest Airport. Direct links are available to prominent cities such as Delhi, Patna, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata.
Places of interest
Historical Architectures :
Chitarpur Jama Masjid : Situated In the heart of Chitarpur Village. This Mosque was built in 1700s. It contains magnificent Mughal Art and Structures.
Chaitarpur shivalaya mandir : Situated In Shivalaya Road of Chitarpur. .
Education
Chitarpur Village holds numbers of private & government schools and Colleges .
Chitarpur High School : School was built in 1950
Chitarpur Girls Urdu High School (Banat) : School was established at around 1980
D.A.V Public School C.C.L : Is The Only C.B.S.E English Medium school Situated Nearby
Chitarpur Inter College : College was established in 1982
Government Engineering College Ramgarh : Is the only Technical Institute situated nearby and has been recently inaugurated and affiliated by AICTE. Run and Managed by Techno India Group.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Chitarpur had a population of 22,837. There were 11,993 males and 10,844 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 940 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 328.
Religion :
As per the religious census of 2011, Chitarpur had 45.47% Hindus, 53.81% Muslims, 0.32% Christians, 0.00% Jains and 0.05% following other religions or no religion