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About Bhitia Village

Bhitia is a mid sized village in Chandwara tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 371 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 787 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhitia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhitia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Chandwara
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 1233 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 371
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 787
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhitia compares

By the 2011 count Bhitia is the 40th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents. Its 1233 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bhitia

Bhitia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhitia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhitia from other places

Bhitia lies about 20 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Baskatwa B. H. Railway Station, about 5.1 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 Bhitia
Nearest railway station Baskatwa B. H. Railway Station 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwara 18 km
District headquarters Kodarma 20 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 20 km

Villages closest to Bhitia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhitia village had a population of 663. That makes it the 40th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents.

Bhitia village has 371 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhitia has about 787 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bhitia is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhitia covers 1233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhitia falls under Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhitia is Baskatwa B. H. Railway Station, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhitia.

Bhitia is about 20 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhitia is in Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district. Baskatwa B. H. Railway Station is about 5.1 km away. Chandwara is about 18 km away. Kodarma is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghantodabar (under 2 km), Sinduri (1.9 km) and Chhatara (3.1 km).

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

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