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About Jitkundi Village

Jitkundi is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,144, made up of 586 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitkundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitkundi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 206.45 hectares
Population 1,144
Male Population 586
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jitkundi compares

By the 2011 count Jitkundi is the 55th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 206.45 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Jitkundi

Jitkundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jitkundi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jitkundi from other places

Jitkundi lies about 63 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Gidhaur, about 28 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 Jitkundi
Tehsil headquarters Birni 2.3 km
Nearest town Jamūī 27 km
Nearest railway station Gidhaur 28 km
District headquarters Giridih 63 km

Villages closest to Jitkundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitkundi village had a population of 1,144. That makes it the 55th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Jitkundi village has 586 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitkundi has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Jitkundi is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitkundi covers 206.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jitkundi falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jitkundi is Gidhaur, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jitkundi.

Jitkundi is about 63 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitkundi is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 2.3 km away. Jamūī is about 27 km away. Gidhaur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birni (2.3 km), Saranda (6.0 km) and Kapilo (6.7 km).

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

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