About Jitapur Village

Jitapur is one of the larger villages in Murliganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,968, made up of 3,648 males and 3,320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Murliganj
Pincode	852114
Area (hectares)	731 hectares
Population	6,968
Male Population	3,648
Female Population	3,320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
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 Jitapur compares

By the 2011 count Jitapur is the 9th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents. Its 731 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Jitapur

Jitapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jitapur 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 Jitapur from other places

Jitapur lies about 9.3 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bharopatti Station, about 1.7 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 Jitapur
Nearest railway station	Bharopatti Station	1.7 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murliganj	11 km

Villages closest to Jitapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitapur village had a population of 6,968. That makes it the 9th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents.

Jitapur village has 3,648 males and 3,320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitapur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Jitapur is 852114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitapur covers 731 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jitapur falls under Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jitapur is Bharopatti Station, about 1.7 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 Jitapur.

Jitapur is about 9.3 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitapur is in Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Bharopatti Station is about 1.7 km away. Madhepura is about 9.3 km away. Murliganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.