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About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 667 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 299 hectares
Population 1,244
Male Population 667
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitpur is the 48th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jitpur

Jitpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jitpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jalgo, Jambad, Jamropani and Jari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitpur village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 48th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Jitpur village has 667 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitpur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jitpur is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitpur covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jitpur falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jitpur notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Jitpur.

Jitpur is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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