About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is a large village in Bankatwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,315, made up of 1,670 males and 1,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.8 hectares hectares.

Jitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Bankatwa
Area (hectares)	123.8 hectares
Population	3,315
Male Population	1,670
Female Population	1,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
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 Jitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitpur is the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,843 residents. Its 123.8 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Jitpur

Jitpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jitpur 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 Jitpur from other places

Jitpur lies about 32 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Ramgarhwa, about 8.1 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 Jitpur
Nearest railway station	Ramgarhwa	8.1 km
Nearest town	Raxaul	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bankatwa	31 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	32 km

Villages closest to Jitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitpur village had a population of 3,315. That makes it the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,843 residents.

Jitpur village has 1,670 males and 1,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitpur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Jitpur covers 123.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jitpur falls under Bankatwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jitpur is Ramgarhwa, about 8.1 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 Jitpur.

Jitpur is about 32 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitpur is in Bankatwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Ramgarhwa is about 8.1 km away. Raxaul is about 14 km away. Bankatwa is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.