About Bhitra Village

Bhitra is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 172 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhitra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhitra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814148
Area (hectares)	168.62 hectares
Population	327
Male Population	172
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 Bhitra compares

By the 2011 count Bhitra is the 100th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 168.62 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Bhitra

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

Bhitra lies about 21 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kurwa, about 19 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 Bhitra
Nearest railway station	Kurwa	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	21 km
District headquarters	Dumka	21 km

Villages closest to Bhitra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhitra village had a population of 327. That makes it the 100th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Bhitra village has 172 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhitra has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Bhitra is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhitra covers 168.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhitra falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhitra is Kurwa, about 19 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 Bhitra.

Bhitra is about 21 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhitra is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Kurwa is about 19 km away. Ranishwar is about 21 km away. Dumka is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.