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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
STEPHAN MURMU
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- LGD code
- 360296
- Pincode
- 816104
- Post office
- Hiranpur
- Population
- 237
- Households
- 56
- Literacy rate
- 28.3%
- Sex ratio
- 959 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 125
- Distance to district centre
- 80 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 57 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 301 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 293 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sahibganj · 17 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- CHC, Borio · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kitajhor compares
By population, Kitajhor ranks #92 of 133 villages in Hiranpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
28.3%
−13.5% vs mandal average
Kitajhor28.3%
Hiranpur mandal41.8%
Pakur district39.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
959
−19 vs mandal average
Kitajhor959
Hiranpur mandal978
Household size
people per home
4.2
−1.0 vs mandal average
Kitajhor4.2
Hiranpur mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kitajhor at a glance
Kitajhor is a village of 237 people in 56 households (Census 2011) in Hiranpur block, Pakur district, Jharkhand, the 92nd-largest of 133 villages in Hiranpur block. Literacy is 28%, 13 points below the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. It lies 80 km from the Pakur district centre, 8 km from Majhua, the nearest town, 17 km from Sahibganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816104, served by Hiranpur post office; the LGD village code is 360296. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Borio, 8 km away. The sarpanch is STEPHAN MURMU, and the village votes in Litipara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemlal Murmu. The population is estimated at 279 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kitajhor
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PAKAUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KENDUA
- Total area (ha)
- 116.65
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 10.98
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kitajhor
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kitajhor
- LGD code
- 360296
- Pincode
- 816104
- Post office
- Hiranpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 237
- Population (projected 2026)
- 279
- Households
- 56
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 959
- Literacy rate
- 28.3%
- Coordinates
- 25.10237°N, 87.56640°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajmahal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Litipara
- Member of Parliament
- Vijay Hansda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hemlal Murmu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- STEPHAN MURMU
- Block / Mandal
- Hiranpur
Getting there
How to reach Kitajhor
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi301 kmcapital
- Kolkata293 km
- Delhi1099 km
- Hyderabad1273 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSahibganj17 km
- Hospital / PHCCHC, Borio8 km
- CollegeAmbedkar Institute of Health Line48 km
- Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)47 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 816104
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- Hath KathiHiranpur mandal3,747 pop
- BartolaHiranpur mandal3,478 pop
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- KamalghatiLitipara mandal3,196 pop
- Hiranpur BazarLitipara mandal2,645 pop
- SundarpurHiranpur mandal2,611 pop
- BarasarsaLitipara mandal2,412 pop
- BichmahulLitipara mandal2,409 pop
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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
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