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About Jaitpur Village

Jaitpur is a large village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,558, made up of 1,274 males and 1,284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 788.7 hectares hectares.

Jaitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaitpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 788.7 hectares
Population 2,558
Male Population 1,274
Female Population 1,284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jaitpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 788.7 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jaitpur

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

Jaitpur lies about 106 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 33 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 Jaitpur
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 33 km
Nearest town Panāgar 35 km
District headquarters Shahdol 106 km

Villages closest to Jaitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaitpur village had a population of 2,558. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Jaitpur village has 1,274 males and 1,284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaitpur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Jaitpur covers 788.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaitpur falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jaitpur is Gosalpur, about 33 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 village for Jaitpur.

Jaitpur is about 106 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaitpur is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Gosalpur is about 33 km away. Panāgar is about 35 km away. Shahdol is about 106 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karundi (2.7 km), Kund (2.8 km) and Bairag (3.4 km).

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

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