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About Fitkuria Village

Fitkuria is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,550, made up of 787 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fitkuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fitkuria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 104.25 hectares
Population 1,550
Male Population 787
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fitkuria compares

By the 2011 count Fitkuria is the 11th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 104.25 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Fitkuria

Fitkuria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fitkuria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fitkuria from other places

Fitkuria lies about 12 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 5.2 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 Fitkuria
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 5.2 km
District headquarters Giridih 12 km

Villages closest to Fitkuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fitkuria village had a population of 1,550. That makes it the 11th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Fitkuria village has 787 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fitkuria has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Fitkuria is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fitkuria covers 104.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fitkuria falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Fitkuria is Maheshmunda Junction, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Fitkuria.

Fitkuria is about 12 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fitkuria is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 3.2 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 5.2 km away. Giridih is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kajro (under 2 km), Rata (under 2 km) and Dorhaia (under 2 km).

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

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