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About Jitu Chak Village

Jitu Chak is a small village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 180 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitu Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitu Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Pincode 814160
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 180
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jitu Chak compares

By the 2011 count Jitu Chak is the 88th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Jitu Chak

The census records public bus service for Jitu Chak 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jitu Chak from other places

Jitu Chak lies about 23 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 20 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 Jitu Chak
Nearest railway station Ghogha 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 23 km
District headquarters Godda 23 km

Villages closest to Jitu Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meherma 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 Jitu Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitu Chak village had a population of 340. That makes it the 88th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Jitu Chak village has 180 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitu Chak has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Jitu Chak is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitu Chak covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jitu Chak falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jitu Chak is Ghogha, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jitu Chak.

Jitu Chak is about 23 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitu Chak is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Ghogha is about 20 km away. Meherma is about 23 km away. Godda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhim Chak (under 2 km), Bisu Chak (under 2 km) and Debi Chak (under 2 km).

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

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