About Gitikenda Village

Gitikenda is a mid sized village in Noamundi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 331 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gitikenda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gitikenda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Noamundi
Pincode	833218
Area (hectares)	501.31 hectares
Population	658
Male Population	331
Female Population	327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gitikenda compares

By the 2011 count Gitikenda is the 43rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 501.31 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gitikenda

Gitikenda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gitikenda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gitikenda from other places

Gitikenda lies about 35 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 9.6 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 Gitikenda
Nearest railway station	Māluka	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Noamundi	15 km
Nearest town	Bada Barabīl	28 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	35 km

Villages closest to Gitikenda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gitikenda village had a population of 658. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Gitikenda village has 331 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gitikenda has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gitikenda is 833218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gitikenda covers 501.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gitikenda falls under Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gitikenda is Māluka, about 9.6 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 village for Gitikenda.

Gitikenda is about 35 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gitikenda is in Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Māluka is about 9.6 km away. Noamundi is about 15 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.