About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is one of the larger villages in Narkatia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,282, made up of 5,326 males and 4,956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 823.9 hectares hectares.

Jitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Narkatia
Area (hectares)	823.9 hectares
Population	10,282
Male Population	5,326
Female Population	4,956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,453 residents. Its 823.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

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	Narkatia	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 Narkatia 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 10,282. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,453 residents.

Jitpur village has 5,326 males and 4,956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

Jitpur covers 823.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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