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About Jaitapur Village

Jaitapur is a mid sized village in Kannad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,795, made up of 937 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1017.1 hectares hectares.

Jaitapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaitapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kannad
Area (hectares) 1017.1 hectares
Population 1,795
Male Population 937
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaitapur compares

By the 2011 count Jaitapur is the 49th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents. Its 1017.1 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Jaitapur

Jaitapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaitapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaitapur from other places

Jaitapur lies about 12 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ankorha, about 9.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jaitapur
Nearest railway station Ankorha 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kannad 12 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 12 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 12 km

Villages closest to Jaitapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kannad tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jaitapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaitapur village had a population of 1,795. That makes it the 49th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents.

Jaitapur village has 937 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaitapur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Jaitapur covers 1017.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaitapur falls under Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jaitapur is Ankorha, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jaitapur.

Jaitapur is about 12 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaitapur is in Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Ankorha is about 9.8 km away. Kannad is about 12 km away. Aurangabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bormal Tanda (9.2 km), Borsar Bk (9.2 km) and Borsar Kh (9.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jaitapur today is likely to be higher.

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