About Aitha Village

Aitha is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 122 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares.

Aitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aitha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	28 hectares
Population	237
Male Population	122
Female Population	115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Aitha compares

By the 2011 count Aitha is the 140th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Aitha

Aitha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Aitha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Aitha from other places

Aitha lies about 18 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 8.5 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 Aitha
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	8.5 km
Nearest town	Godda	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	18 km
District headquarters	Banka	18 km

Villages closest to Aitha

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

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Common questions about Aitha

As per the Census of India 2011, Aitha village had a population of 237. That makes it the 140th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Aitha village has 122 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aitha has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Aitha covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aitha falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aitha is Barahat Junction, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Aitha.

Aitha is about 18 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aitha is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 8.5 km away. Godda is about 17 km away. Dhuraiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.