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About Jhitki Village

Jhitki is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 387 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhitki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhitki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493449
Area (hectares) 410.61 hectares
Population 767
Male Population 387
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhitki compares

By the 2011 count Jhitki is the 84th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 410.61 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

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. 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 Jhitki from other places

Jhitki lies about 45 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 5.3 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 railway station Khariar Road 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 19 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 45 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 45 km

Villages closest to Jhitki

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

Common questions about Jhitki

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhitki village had a population of 767. That makes it the 84th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Jhitki village has 387 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhitki has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Jhitki is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhitki covers 410.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhitki falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhitki is Khariar Road, about 5.3 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Jhitki.

Jhitki is about 45 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhitki is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Khariar Road is about 5.3 km away. Bagbahra is about 19 km away. Mahasamund is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahera Bhatha (1.7 km), Karagula (1.9 km) and Ratapali (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jhitki today is likely to be higher.

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