About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 339 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Jitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Gobindpur
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	684
Male Population	339
Female Population	345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
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 Jitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitpur is the 103rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jitpur

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

Jitpur lies about 152 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 8.9 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 Jitpur
Nearest railway station	Chaibasa	8.9 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gobindpur	22 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	152 km

Villages closest to Jitpur

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

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Common questions about Jitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitpur village had a population of 684. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Jitpur village has 339 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitpur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Jitpur covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jitpur falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jitpur is Chaibasa, about 8.9 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 Jitpur.

Jitpur is about 152 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitpur is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Chaibasa is about 8.9 km away. Chāībāsa is about 9.5 km away. Gobindpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.