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About Jitapur Village

Jitapur is a mid sized village in Murtijapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 396 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475 hectares hectares.

Jitapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Murtijapur
Area (hectares) 475 hectares
Population 771
Male Population 396
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jitapur compares

By the 2011 count Jitapur is the 55th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 475 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Jitapur

Jitapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jitapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jitapur from other places

Jitapur lies about 120 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Morshi, about 15 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 Jitapur
Nearest railway station Morshi 15 km
Nearest town Morsi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Murtijapur 24 km
District headquarters Akola 120 km

Villages closest to Jitapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitapur village had a population of 771. That makes it the 55th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Jitapur village has 396 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitapur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Jitapur covers 475 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.

Jitapur falls under Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jitapur is Morshi, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jitapur.

Jitapur is about 120 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitapur is in Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district. Morshi is about 15 km away. Morsi is about 16 km away. Murtijapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jitapur Nakat (under 2 km), Bapori (5.5 km) and Dhamori Kh (5.5 km).

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

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