About Jhitki Village

Jhitki is a large village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,754, made up of 1,416 males and 1,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhitki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhitki village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	124 hectares
Population	2,754
Male Population	1,416
Female Population	1,338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhitki compares

By the 2011 count Jhitki is the 25th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Jhitki

Jhitki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhitki 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhitki from other places

Jhitki lies about 11 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Saharsa Junction, 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 Jhitki
Nearest town	Bangaon	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Saharsa Junction	11 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	11 km

Villages closest to Jhitki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhitki village had a population of 2,754. That makes it the 25th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Jhitki village has 1,416 males and 1,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhitki has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Jhitki is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhitki covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhitki falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhitki is Saharsa Junction, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhitki.

Jhitki is about 11 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhitki is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 3.2 km away. Mahishi is about 3.8 km away. Saharsa Junction is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.