About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is a mid sized village in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 289 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Pipra
Pincode	824302
Area (hectares)	107 hectares
Population	561
Male Population	289
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitpur is the 24th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 583 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Jitpur

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

How far is Jitpur from other places

Jitpur lies about 152 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 47 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 Jitpur
Tehsil headquarters	Pipra	15 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	27 km
Nearest railway station	Rafiganj	47 km
District headquarters	Palamu	152 km

Villages closest to Jitpur

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 Jitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitpur village had a population of 561. That makes it the 24th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 583 residents.

Jitpur village has 289 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Jitpur is 824302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitpur covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jitpur falls under Pipra tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jitpur is Rafiganj, about 47 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jitpur.

Jitpur is about 152 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitpur is in Pipra tehsil of Palamu district. Pipra is about 15 km away. Sherghāti is about 27 km away. Rafiganj is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.