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Kitajhor

Barhait mandal
Pincode 816129
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GOBRI MALTO
Contact: 72****3867
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LGD code
358597
Pincode
816129
Post office
Taljhari
Population
229
Households
49
Literacy rate
30.1%
Sex ratio
1313 ♀/1000♂
Workers
73
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
33 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 #97 of 273 villages in Barhait mandal.

Literacy rate
%
30.1%
−2.5% vs mandal average
Kitajhor
30.1%
Barhait mandal
32.6%
Sahebganj district
42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,313
+349 vs mandal average
Kitajhor
1,313
Barhait mandal
964
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
Kitajhor
4.7
Barhait mandal
4.8

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

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Kitajhor at a glance

Kitajhor is a village of 229 people in 49 households (Census 2011) in Barhait block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the 97th-largest of 273 villages in Barhait block. Literacy is 30%, 3 points below the block average of 33% and the sex ratio is 1,313 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 8 km from Majhua, the nearest town, 17 km from Sahibganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816129, served by Taljhari post office; the LGD village code is 358597. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Borio, 8 km away. The sarpanch is GOBRI MALTO, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren. The population is estimated at 270 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bhognadih

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kitajhor · this village22930%
Kitajhor · Borio11525%0 km N
Kitajhor · Hiranpur23728%0 km N
Dumki · Thethaitangar1,14348%0.6 km E
Dumki · Borio26641%0.6 km E
Dumki · Sundarpahari11354%0.6 km E
Ghangipur · Borio16318%0.6 km W

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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
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SAHIBGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
56
Distance to district HQ (km)
56
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
BHOGNADIH
Total area (ha)
210
Irrigated area (ha)
1.3
Forest area (ha)
18.38

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

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Key facts — Kitajhor

LGD code
358597
Pincode
816129
Post office
Taljhari
Population (Census 2011)
229
Population (projected 2026)
270
Households
49
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1313
Literacy rate
30.1%
Coordinates
25.10237°N, 87.56640°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Barhait
Member of Parliament
Vijay Hansda
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hemant Soren
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
GOBRI MALTO
Block / Mandal
Barhait
Getting there

How to reach Kitajhor

Mandal centre
Barhait · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 8 min by car · 1 h 21 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sahebganj · ≈ 17 km
≈ 34 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,462 people
Majhua · ≈ 8.2 km
≈ 17 min by car · 20 min by bike
Directions
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
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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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