About Jitwara Village

Jitwara is a mid sized village in Katra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 501 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares.

Jitwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitwara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Katra
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	964
Male Population	501
Female Population	463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jitwara compares

By the 2011 count Jitwara is the 56th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Jitwara

Jitwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jitwara as Available within village. 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 Jitwara from other places

Jitwara lies about 40 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kishanpur, about 11 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 Jitwara
Nearest railway station	Kishanpur	11 km
Nearest town	Samāstipur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katra	28 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	40 km

Villages closest to Jitwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitwara village had a population of 964. That makes it the 56th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents.

Jitwara village has 501 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitwara has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Jitwara covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jitwara falls under Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jitwara is Kishanpur, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jitwara.

Jitwara is about 40 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitwara is in Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kishanpur is about 11 km away. Samāstipur is about 14 km away. Katra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changel Urf Madhurapur (under 2 km), Madhurapur Changel Nankar (under 2 km) and Barheta Ramai Urf Mohanpur (1.8 km).