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About Jithana Village

Jithana is a small village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 207 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jithana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jithana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326038
Area (hectares) 276.25 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 207
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jithana compares

By the 2011 count Jithana is the 127th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 276.25 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Jithana

Jithana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jithana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jithana from other places

Jithana lies about 21 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar City, about 24 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 Jithana
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 10 km
Nearest town Sangod 20 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 21 km
Nearest railway station Jhalawar City 24 km

Villages closest to Jithana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jithana village had a population of 400. That makes it the 127th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Jithana village has 207 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jithana has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Jithana is 326038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jithana covers 276.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jithana falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jithana is Jhalawar City, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jithana.

Jithana is about 21 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jithana is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 10 km away. Sangod is about 20 km away. Jhalawar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahira (under 2 km), Pakhrana (2.2 km) and Dahi Khera (2.2 km).

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

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