About Jhitkania Village

Jhitkania is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 289 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhitkania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhitkania village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Mungeli
Pincode	495334
Area (hectares)	120.94 hectares
Population	567
Male Population	289
Female Population	278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhitkania compares

By the 2011 count Jhitkania is the 124th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 120.94 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Jhitkania

Jhitkania is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhitkania as Available. 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 Jhitkania from other places

Jhitkania lies about 62 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 55 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 Jhitkania
Tehsil headquarters	Mungeli	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kargi Road	55 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	62 km

Villages closest to Jhitkania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhitkania village had a population of 567. That makes it the 124th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Jhitkania village has 289 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhitkania has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Jhitkania is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhitkania covers 120.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhitkania falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhitkania is Kargi Road, about 55 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhitkania.

Jhitkania is about 62 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhitkania is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 14 km away. Kargi Road is about 55 km away. Bilaspur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.