About Jhitkia Village

Jhitkia is one of the larger villages in Ghailarh tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,306, made up of 3,273 males and 3,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581 hectares hectares.

Jhitkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhitkia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Ghailarh
Area (hectares)	581 hectares
Population	6,306
Male Population	3,273
Female Population	3,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhitkia compares

By the 2011 count Jhitkia is the 7th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,424 residents. Its 581 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Jhitkia

Jhitkia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhitkia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhitkia from other places

Jhitkia lies about 12 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Baijnathpur, about 5.4 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 Jhitkia
Tehsil headquarters	Ghailarh	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Baijnathpur	5.4 km
Nearest town	Saharsa	11 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	12 km

Villages closest to Jhitkia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhitkia village had a population of 6,306. That makes it the 7th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,424 residents.

Jhitkia village has 3,273 males and 3,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhitkia has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Jhitkia covers 581 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhitkia falls under Ghailarh tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhitkia is Baijnathpur, about 5.4 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 village for Jhitkia.

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

Jhitkia is in Ghailarh tehsil of Madhepura district. Ghailarh is about 4.3 km away. Baijnathpur is about 5.4 km away. Saharsa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.