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About Jaitpur Village

Jaitpur is a large village in Tharthari tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,862, made up of 2,545 males and 2,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaitpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Tharthari
Pincode 803107
Area (hectares) 451 hectares
Population 4,862
Male Population 2,545
Female Population 2,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents. Its 451 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 904.

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 13 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rukhai Halt, about 3.8 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 railway station Rukhai Halt 3.8 km
Nearest town Hilsa 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tharthari 13 km
District headquarters Nalanda 13 km

Villages closest to Jaitpur

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

Common questions about Jaitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaitpur village had a population of 4,862. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents.

Jaitpur village has 2,545 males and 2,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaitpur 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 Jaitpur is 803107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaitpur covers 451 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaitpur falls under Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jaitpur is Rukhai Halt, about 3.8 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 13 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaitpur is in Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district. Rukhai Halt is about 3.8 km away. Hilsa is about 6.3 km away. Tharthari is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Juri (under 2 km), Kachaharia (under 2 km) and Saidbarhi (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jaitpur today is likely to be higher.

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