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About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 420 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares.

Jitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 420
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitpur is the 122nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

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 5 - 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 <5 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 7.8 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Bhaga, about under 2 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 Bhaga under 2 km
Nearest town Jharia 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 7.8 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 7.8 km

Villages closest to Jitpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Jitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitpur village had a population of 873. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Jitpur village has 420 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitpur has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Jitpur covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jitpur falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jitpur is Bhaga, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jitpur.

Jitpur is about 7.8 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 Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Bhaga is about under 2 km away. Jharia is about 1.7 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagaband (under 2 km), Dubhi (5.4 km) and Amlabaid (5.7 km).

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

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