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About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 287 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825405
Area (hectares) 273 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 287
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitpur is the 66th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 273 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jitpur

Jitpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jitpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jitpur from other places

Jitpur lies about 28 km from Hazaribagh. 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 Jitpur
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 12 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 25 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 28 km

Villages closest to Jitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitpur village had a population of 551. That makes it the 66th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Jitpur village has 287 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jitpur is 825405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitpur covers 273 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jitpur falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jitpur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Jitpur.

Jitpur is about 28 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitpur is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barhi is about 12 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 25 km away. Hazaribagh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutma (under 2 km), Bardag (2.3 km) and Pipratanr (2.5 km).

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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