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About Jhitkatola Village

Jhitkatola is a mid sized village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 261 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhitkatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhitkatola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 360.32 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 261
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhitkatola compares

By the 2011 count Jhitkatola is the 46th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 360.32 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Jhitkatola

Jhitkatola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhitkatola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jhitkatola from other places

Jhitkatola lies about 27 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 8.0 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 Jhitkatola
Nearest railway station Gudum 8.0 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 27 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 27 km

Villages closest to Jhitkatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhitkatola village had a population of 522. That makes it the 46th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Jhitkatola village has 261 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhitkatola has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Jhitkatola is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhitkatola covers 360.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhitkatola falls under Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhitkatola is Gudum, about 8.0 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 km distance for Jhitkatola.

Jhitkatola is about 27 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhitkatola is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Gudum is about 8.0 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 21 km away. Durgkondal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamoda (1.6 km), Vainar (1.9 km) and Hirange (2.8 km).

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

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