About Bhitkila Village

Bhitkila is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 311 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhitkila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhitkila village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Manatu
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	194 hectares
Population	612
Male Population	311
Female Population	301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhitkila compares

By the 2011 count Bhitkila is the 28th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bhitkila

Bhitkila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhitkila as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhitkila from other places

Bhitkila lies about 165 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 32 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 Bhitkila
Tehsil headquarters	Manatu	30 km
Nearest railway station	Kajri	32 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	35 km
District headquarters	Palamu	165 km

Villages closest to Bhitkila

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

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Common questions about Bhitkila

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhitkila village had a population of 612. That makes it the 28th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Bhitkila village has 311 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhitkila has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Bhitkila is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhitkila covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhitkila falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhitkila is Kajri, about 32 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhitkila.

Bhitkila is about 165 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhitkila is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 30 km away. Kajri is about 32 km away. Medininagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.