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About Nichitpur Village

Nichitpur is a large village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,151, made up of 1,666 males and 1,485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares.

Nichitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nichitpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 3,151
Male Population 1,666
Female Population 1,485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nichitpur compares

By the 2011 count Nichitpur is the 12th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Nichitpur

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

Nichitpur lies about 8.7 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Rakhitpur, about 2.5 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 Nichitpur
Nearest railway station Rakhitpur 2.5 km
Nearest town Jharia 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 8.7 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 8.7 km

Villages closest to Nichitpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Nichitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nichitpur village had a population of 3,151. That makes it the 12th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Nichitpur village has 1,666 males and 1,485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nichitpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Nichitpur covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nichitpur falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nichitpur is Rakhitpur, about 2.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nichitpur.

Nichitpur is about 8.7 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nichitpur is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Rakhitpur is about 2.5 km away. Jharia is about 8.1 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuian Paharpur (1.8 km), Paharpur (1.8 km) and Alagdiha (4.5 km).

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

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