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About Jitakiri Danda Village

Jitakiri Danda is a mid sized village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 714 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1326.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitakiri Danda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitakiri Danda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Pincode 210422
Area (hectares) 1326.89 hectares
Population 1,330
Male Population 714
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
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 Jitakiri Danda compares

By the 2011 count Jitakiri Danda is the 47th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 1326.89 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Jitakiri Danda

Jitakiri Danda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jitakiri Danda 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 Jitakiri Danda from other places

Jitakiri Danda lies about 30 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 17 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 Jitakiri Danda
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarila 30 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 35 km

Villages closest to Jitakiri Danda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarila 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 Jitakiri Danda

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitakiri Danda village had a population of 1,330. That makes it the 47th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Jitakiri Danda village has 714 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitakiri Danda has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Jitakiri Danda is 210422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitakiri Danda covers 1326.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jitakiri Danda falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jitakiri Danda is Jawalamukhi Road, about 17 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 Jitakiri Danda.

Jitakiri Danda is about 30 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitakiri Danda is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 17 km away. Sarila is about 30 km away. Hamirpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jitakiri Dariya (under 2 km), Chheri Baini (2.1 km) and Karhi (4.2 km).

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

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