About Jaitpur Village

Jaitpur is a large village in Barahiya tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,916, made up of 2,075 males and 1,841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2390 hectares hectares.

Jaitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaitpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Lakhisarai
Tehsil	Barahiya
Area (hectares)	2390 hectares
Population	3,916
Male Population	2,075
Female Population	1,841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jaitpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents. Its 2390 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Jaitpur

Jaitpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaitpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaitpur from other places

Jaitpur lies about 155 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 22 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 Jaitpur
Nearest town	Daudnagar	17 km
Nearest railway station	Jakhim	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barahiya	29 km
District headquarters	Lakhisarai	155 km

Villages closest to Jaitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaitpur village had a population of 3,916. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents.

Jaitpur village has 2,075 males and 1,841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaitpur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Jaitpur covers 2390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaitpur falls under Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jaitpur is Jakhim, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jaitpur.

Jaitpur is about 155 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaitpur is in Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Daudnagar is about 17 km away. Jakhim is about 22 km away. Barahiya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.