About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is a mid sized village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 933, made up of 474 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Tundi
Pincode	834002
Area (hectares)	333.27 hectares
Population	933
Male Population	474
Female Population	459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitpur is the 28th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 333.27 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

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 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 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
District headquarters	Dhanbad	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tundi	28 km

Villages closest to Jitpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tundi 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 933. That makes it the 28th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Jitpur village has 474 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitpur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Jitpur is 834002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitpur covers 333.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jitpur falls under Tundi 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Bhaga is about under 2 km away. Jharia is about 1.7 km away. Dhanbad is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.