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About Jitkundi Village

Jitkundi is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 361 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, 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 Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 186.29 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 361
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jitkundi compares

By the 2011 count Jitkundi is the 127th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 186.29 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jitkundi

Jitkundi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jitkundi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jitkundi from other places

Jitkundi lies about 40 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Keshwari, about 9.9 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
Nearest railway station Keshwari 9.9 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 40 km

Villages closest to Jitkundi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanwar 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 693. That makes it the 127th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Jitkundi village has 361 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitkundi has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jitkundi is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitkundi covers 186.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jitkundi falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jitkundi is Keshwari, about 9.9 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 km distance for Jitkundi.

Jitkundi is about 40 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 Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Keshwari is about 9.9 km away. Barki Saria is about 11 km away. Dhanwar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhab (2.6 km), Hardia (3.7 km) and Salaidih (3.7 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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