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Chihutia

Nala mandal
Pincode 815355
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Chihutia is a village in Nala mandal, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, located at 24.668°N, 85.869°E with PIN 815355. The village has a population of 639 across 116 households with a literacy rate of 55.6%.

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GAITRI HEMBROM
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LGD code
372763
Pincode
815355
Post office
Nala
Population
639
Households
116
Literacy rate
55.6%
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000♂
Workers
331
Distance to district centre
128 km
Distance to mandal centre
128 km
Distance to Ranchi
158 km
Distance to Kolkata
345 km
Nearest railway station
Maheshpur · 28 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. A.N.Ram General Hospital · 23 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chihutia compares

By population, Chihutia ranks #76 of 258 villages in Nala mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.6%
+0.7% vs mandal average
Chihutia
55.6%
Nala mandal
54.9%
Jamtara district
53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
991
+32 vs mandal average
Chihutia
991
Nala mandal
959
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.7 vs mandal average
Chihutia
5.5
Nala mandal
4.8

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

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Chihutia at a glance

Chihutia is a village of 639 people in 116 households (Census 2011) in Nala block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 76th-largest of 258 villages in Nala block. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 991 women per 1,000 men. It lies 128 km from the Jamtara district centre, 11 km from Dumri, the nearest town, 28 km from Maheshpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 815355, served by Nala post office; the LGD village code is 372763. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. A.N.Ram General Hospital, 23 km away. The sarpanch is GAITRI HEMBROM, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 753 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sripur

Nearby villages compared

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Chihutia · this village63956%
Chihutia · Jarmundi44346%0 km N
Chihutia · Narayanpur1,73054%0 km N
Chihutia · Bishungarh1,20150%0 km N
Chihutia · Khaira1,38858%0 km N
Chihutia · Mandro00 km N
Chihutia · Saraiyahat42985%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chihutia

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
5
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAMTARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
12
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
172
Irrigated area (ha)
2.67
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Chihutia

LGD code
372763
Pincode
815355
Post office
Nala
Population (Census 2011)
639
Population (projected 2026)
753
Households
116
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
991
Literacy rate
55.6%
Coordinates
24.66834°N, 85.86920°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sarath
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Member of Legislative Assembly
Uday Shankar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
GAITRI HEMBROM
Block / Mandal
Nala
Getting there

How to reach Chihutia

Mandal centre
Nala · ≈ 128 km
≈ 4 h 22 min by car · 5 h 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jamtara · ≈ 128 km
≈ 4 h 23 min by car · 5 h 12 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,607 people
Dumri · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 26 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi158 kmcapital
  • Kolkata345 km
  • Delhi966 km
  • Hyderabad1114 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMaheshpur28 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. A.N.Ram General Hospital23 km
  • Petrol pumpHP36 km
  • CollegeGovernment Engineering College, Sheikhpura53 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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