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About Jhitri Village

Jhitri is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 300 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhitri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhitri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 289.46 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 300
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhitri compares

By the 2011 count Jhitri is the 101st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 289.46 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jhitri

Jhitri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhitri as Available within <5 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 Jhitri from other places

Jhitri lies about 12 km from Gande, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, 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 Jhitri
Tehsil headquarters Gande 12 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 19 km

Villages closest to Jhitri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhitri village had a population of 564. That makes it the 101st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Jhitri village has 300 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhitri has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Jhitri covers 289.46 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.

Jhitri falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhitri is Giridih, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhitri.

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

Jhitri is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 12 km away. Giridih is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korbandha (under 2 km), Lutori (1.5 km) and Kenari (1.6 km).

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

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