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About Bhitha Village

Bhitha is a mid sized village in Bhandra tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,747, made up of 885 males and 862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhitha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Bhandra
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 428 hectares
Population 1,747
Male Population 885
Female Population 862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhitha compares

By the 2011 count Bhitha is the 10th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 428 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bhitha

Bhitha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhitha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhitha from other places

Bhitha lies about 19 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 3.8 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 Bhitha
Nearest railway station Nagjua 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhandra 5.7 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 19 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 19 km

Villages closest to Bhitha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhitha village had a population of 1,747. That makes it the 10th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Bhitha village has 885 males and 862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhitha has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bhitha is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhitha covers 428 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhitha falls under Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhitha is Nagjua, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Bhitha.

Bhitha is about 19 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhitha is in Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district. Nagjua is about 3.8 km away. Bhandra is about 5.7 km away. Lohardaga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachmachi (under 2 km), Makunda (2.1 km) and Kanjo (2.4 km).

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

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