About Bhitiha Village

Bhitiha is a mid sized village in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 418 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhitiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhitiha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Pipra
Pincode	824119
Area (hectares)	496 hectares
Population	789
Male Population	418
Female Population	371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhitiha compares

By the 2011 count Bhitiha is the 16th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 583 residents. Its 496 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 950.

Getting to Bhitiha

Bhitiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhitiha as Available within village. 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 Bhitiha from other places

Bhitiha lies about 140 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 49 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 Bhitiha
Tehsil headquarters	Pipra	14 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	22 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	49 km
District headquarters	Palamu	140 km

Villages closest to Bhitiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhitiha village had a population of 789. That makes it the 16th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 583 residents.

Bhitiha village has 418 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhitiha has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bhitiha is 824119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhitiha covers 496 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhitiha falls under Pipra tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhitiha is Shivpur, about 49 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhitiha.

Bhitiha is about 140 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhitiha is in Pipra tehsil of Palamu district. Pipra is about 14 km away. Chatrā is about 22 km away. Shivpur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.