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About Ithe Village

Ithe is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,324, made up of 686 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ithe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ithe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 389 hectares
Population 1,324
Male Population 686
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Ithe compares

By the 2011 count Ithe is the 11th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Ithe

Ithe is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ithe 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 Ithe from other places

Ithe lies about 28 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 6.7 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 Ithe
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 28 km
District headquarters Khunti 28 km

Villages closest to Ithe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ithe village had a population of 1,324. That makes it the 11th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Ithe village has 686 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ithe has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Ithe is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ithe covers 389 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ithe falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ithe is Bakaspur, about 6.7 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 Ithe.

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

Ithe is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Bakaspur is about 6.7 km away. Murhu is about 28 km away. Khunti 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 Biramkel (19 km), Gomharia (20 km) and Darla (20 km).

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

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