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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANGALI MANDI
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- LGD code
- 330784
- Pincode
- 723155
- Post office
- Para
- Population
- 1,771
- Households
- 352
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Sex ratio
- 974 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,035
Census 2011 · in context
How Chitra compares
By population, Chitra ranks #23 of 209 villages in Kashipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.3%
+4.5% vs mandal average
- Chitra
- 65.3%
- Kashipur mandal
- 60.8%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
+10 vs mandal average
- Chitra
- 974
- Kashipur mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
5.0
Same as the mandal average
- Chitra
- 5.0
- Kashipur mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chitra at a glance
Chitra is a village of 1,771 people in 352 households (Census 2011) in Kashipur block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 23rd-largest of 209 villages in Kashipur block. Literacy is 65%, 5 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723155, served by Para post office; the LGD village code is 330784. The sarpanch is MANGALI MANDI, and the village votes in Kashipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamala Kanta Hansda. The population is estimated at 2,088 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chitra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 571.02
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 40.32
- Forest area (ha)
- 103.6
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chitra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chitra
- LGD code
- 330784
- Pincode
- 723155
- Post office
- Para
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,771
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,088
- Households
- 352
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 974
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kashipur
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kamala Kanta Hansda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANGALI MANDI
- Block / Mandal
- Kashipur
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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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