About Jitjora Village

Jitjora is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 136 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitjora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitjora village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	278
Male Population	136
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jitjora compares

By the 2011 count Jitjora is the 179th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jitjora

Jitjora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jitjora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jitjora from other places

Jitjora lies about 22 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 21 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 Jitjora
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	14 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	21 km
District headquarters	Giridih	22 km

Villages closest to Jitjora

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.

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Common questions about Jitjora

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitjora village had a population of 278. That makes it the 179th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Jitjora village has 136 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitjora has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Jitjora covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jitjora falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jitjora is Maheshmunda Junction, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jitjora.

Jitjora is about 22 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitjora is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 14 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 21 km away. Giridih is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.