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About Bhitari Village

Bhitari is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 432 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.28 hectares hectares.

Bhitari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhitari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 174.28 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 432
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhitari compares

By the 2011 count Bhitari is the 235th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 174.28 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Bhitari

Bhitari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhitari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhitari from other places

Bhitari lies about 31 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Dobhi, about 4.2 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 Bhitari
Nearest railway station Dobhi 4.2 km
Nearest town Lalganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 31 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 31 km

Villages closest to Bhitari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhitari village had a population of 922. That makes it the 235th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Bhitari village has 432 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhitari has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Bhitari covers 174.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhitari falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhitari is Dobhi, about 4.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhitari.

Bhitari is about 31 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhitari is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Dobhi is about 4.2 km away. Lalganj is about 22 km away. Kerakat is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobra (under 2 km), Umarwar (1.7 km) and Mahuli (2.1 km).

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

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