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About Jhitkari Village

Jhitkari is a large village in Sardhana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,555, made up of 1,361 males and 1,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.76 hectares hectares.

Jhitkari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhitkari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Meerut
Tehsil Sardhana
Area (hectares) 411.76 hectares
Population 2,555
Male Population 1,361
Female Population 1,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhitkari compares

By the 2011 count Jhitkari is the 69th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,592 residents. Its 411.76 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Jhitkari

Jhitkari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhitkari as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jhitkari from other places

Jhitkari lies about 23 km from Meerut, and the nearest railway station is Sakhoti Tanda, about 10 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 Jhitkari
Tehsil headquarters Sardhana 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Sakhoti Tanda 10 km
District headquarters Meerut 23 km

Villages closest to Jhitkari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhitkari village had a population of 2,555. That makes it the 69th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,592 residents.

Jhitkari village has 1,361 males and 1,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhitkari has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Jhitkari covers 411.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhitkari falls under Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhitkari is Sakhoti Tanda, about 10 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 village for Jhitkari.

Jhitkari is about 23 km from Meerut in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhitkari is in Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district. Sardhana is about 3.1 km away. Sakhoti Tanda is about 10 km away. Meerut is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadeo (2.1 km), Khawajahanpur Kushawali (2.6 km) and Sardhana (3.1 km).

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

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