About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 76 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Kathikund
Pincode	814103
Area (hectares)	116.18 hectares
Population	158
Male Population	76
Female Population	82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,079
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 147th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 116.18 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

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 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 24 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	Ambajora Shikaripara	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kathikund	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	34 km

Villages closest to Jitpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kathikund 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 158. That makes it the 147th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Jitpur village has 76 males and 82 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 1021.

The pincode recorded for Jitpur is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitpur covers 116.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jitpur falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jitpur is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 24 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 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitpur is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 24 km away. Kathikund is about 34 km away. Dumka is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.