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About Jitko Village

Jitko is a small village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 190 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitko village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Amrapara
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 194.08 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 190
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Jitko compares

By the 2011 count Jitko is the 60th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 194.08 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 995.

Getting to Jitko

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

Jitko lies about 27 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 29 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 Jitko
Tehsil headquarters Amrapara 7.2 km
District headquarters Pakur 27 km
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 29 km

Villages closest to Jitko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitko village had a population of 360. That makes it the 60th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Jitko village has 190 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitko has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Jitko is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitko covers 194.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jitko falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jitko is Tilbhita, about 29 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 Jitko.

Jitko is about 27 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitko is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Amrapara is about 7.2 km away. Pakur is about 27 km away. Tilbhita is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamardiha (under 2 km), Ambajora (under 2 km) and Burhiduba (1.5 km).

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

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