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About Jitwarpur Village

Jitwarpur is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,936, made up of 1,534 males and 1,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitwarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitwarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 854317
Area (hectares) 119.4 hectares
Population 2,936
Male Population 1,534
Female Population 1,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jitwarpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitwarpur is the 27th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 119.4 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jitwarpur

The census records public bus service for Jitwarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jitwarpur from other places

Jitwarpur lies about 36 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Mukuria Junction, about 2.8 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 Jitwarpur
Nearest railway station Mukuria Junction 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 12 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 21 km
District headquarters Katihar 36 km

Villages closest to Jitwarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitwarpur village had a population of 2,936. That makes it the 27th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Jitwarpur village has 1,534 males and 1,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitwarpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jitwarpur is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitwarpur covers 119.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jitwarpur falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jitwarpur is Mukuria Junction, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jitwarpur.

Jitwarpur is about 36 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitwarpur is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Mukuria Junction is about 2.8 km away. Azamnagar is about 12 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirmatpur (under 2 km), Nauranga (under 2 km) and Bagdar (2.2 km).

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

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