About Jhitkahiya Village

Jhitkahiya is a large village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,134, made up of 1,639 males and 1,495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhitkahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhitkahiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Motihari
Pincode	845401
Area (hectares)	199 hectares
Population	3,134
Male Population	1,639
Female Population	1,495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhitkahiya compares

By the 2011 count Jhitkahiya is the 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Jhitkahiya

Jhitkahiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhitkahiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhitkahiya from other places

Jhitkahiya lies about 17 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Semra, 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 Jhitkahiya
Nearest railway station	Semra	11 km
Nearest town	Sagauli	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Motihari	16 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	17 km

Villages closest to Jhitkahiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhitkahiya village had a population of 3,134. That makes it the 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Jhitkahiya village has 1,639 males and 1,495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhitkahiya has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Jhitkahiya is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhitkahiya covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhitkahiya falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

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

Jhitkahiya is about 17 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhitkahiya is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Semra is about 11 km away. Sagauli is about 14 km away. Motihari is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.