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About Bhitia Village

Bhitia is a mid sized village in Karon tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 536 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhitia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhitia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Karon
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 1,005
Male Population 536
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhitia compares

By the 2011 count Bhitia is the 27th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 631 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bhitia

Bhitia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhitia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhitia from other places

Bhitia lies about 52 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 12 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 Bhitia
Nearest railway station Giridih 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Karon 34 km
District headquarters Deoghar 52 km

Villages closest to Bhitia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhitia village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 27th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 631 residents.

Bhitia village has 536 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhitia has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

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

Bhitia covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhitia falls under Karon tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhitia is Giridih, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Bhitia.

Bhitia is about 52 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhitia is in Karon tehsil of Deoghar district. Giridih is about 12 km away. Karon is about 34 km away. Deoghar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsia (4.6 km), Sirsiya (4.6 km) and Deopur (7.2 km).

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

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