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About Jitkunda Village

Jitkunda is a small village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 235 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitkunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Devipur
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 190.39 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 235
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jitkunda compares

By the 2011 count Jitkunda is the 87th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 190.39 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jitkunda

Jitkunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jitkunda 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. The nearest villages by name are Jhumarbad, Jhuri, Jigrachurat and Jiruatanr. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jitkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitkunda village had a population of 458. That makes it the 87th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Jitkunda village has 235 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitkunda has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jitkunda is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitkunda covers 190.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jitkunda falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jitkunda notes the nearest railway station 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 Jitkunda.

Jitkunda is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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