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About Jaitapur Village

Jaitapur is a large village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,022, made up of 1,088 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaitapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaitapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Pincode 209310
Area (hectares) 465.92 hectares
Population 2,022
Male Population 1,088
Female Population 934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaitapur compares

By the 2011 count Jaitapur is the 38th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 465.92 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Jaitapur

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

Jaitapur lies about 14 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Jhinjhak, about 12 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 Jaitapur
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 11 km
Nearest railway station Jhinjhak 12 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 13 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 14 km

Villages closest to Jaitapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaitapur village had a population of 2,022. That makes it the 38th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Jaitapur village has 1,088 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaitapur has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Jaitapur is 209310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaitapur covers 465.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaitapur falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jaitapur is Jhinjhak, about 12 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 Jaitapur.

Jaitapur is about 14 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaitapur is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Sikandra is about 11 km away. Jhinjhak is about 12 km away. Jhīnjhak is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jigna (under 2 km), Ramgarhi (under 2 km) and Hawaspur (1.8 km).

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

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