Kitahatu

Kitahatu is a village in Murhu block, District Ranchi, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Kitahatu
village
Country India
StateJharkhand
Languages
  OfficialHindi, Santali
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJH

Traditional cotton sarees, now used only in the tribal marriage ceremony, presented to the bride by the groom's family and ronoh (a designed cloth made of two separate pieces of light maroon and off-white hand-woven cotton sewn together and presented as a wedding gift to the groom) are woven in Kitahatu on handmade handlooms.[1] It is a Munda (tribal) community.

The nearest rural marketplace is at about 3 km (1.9 mi) in the direction of Khunti, at Soyko. Soyko's is a bustling market where lac, and other forest produce can be found.

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