About Jhitkia Village

Jhitkia is a mid sized village in Gwalpara tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 483 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Jhitkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhitkia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Gwalpara
Area (hectares)	115 hectares
Population	958
Male Population	483
Female Population	475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhitkia compares

By the 2011 count Jhitkia is the 33rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Jhitkia

Jhitkia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhitkia as Available within 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 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
Nearest railway station	Baijnathpur	5.4 km
Nearest town	Saharsa	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gwalpara	12 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 Gwalpara 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 958. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents.

Jhitkia village has 483 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhitkia has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Jhitkia covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhitkia falls under Gwalpara 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district. Baijnathpur is about 5.4 km away. Saharsa is about 11 km away. Gwalpara is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.