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About Jaitpur Village

Jaitpur is a large village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,586, made up of 1,758 males and 1,828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478 hectares hectares.

Jaitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaitpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Area (hectares) 478 hectares
Population 3,586
Male Population 1,758
Female Population 1,828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jaitpur is the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 478 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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 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 Jaitpur from other places

Jaitpur lies about 41 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Wadegaon, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 13 km
Nearest railway station Wadegaon 16 km
Nearest town Pawni 25 km
District headquarters Bhandara 41 km

Villages closest to Jaitpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhandur 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 3,586. That makes it the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Jaitpur village has 1,758 males and 1,828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaitpur has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Jaitpur covers 478 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaitpur falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jaitpur is Wadegaon, about 16 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 Jaitpur.

Jaitpur is about 41 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaitpur is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 13 km away. Wadegaon is about 16 km away. Pawni is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwha (under 2 km), Chichal (under 2 km) and Chikna (1.5 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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