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About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 205 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 70.02 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 205
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Jitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitpur is the 102nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 70.02 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Jitpur

Jitpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jitpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Jasara, Jhanti Pahari, Jharia and Jharia Kocha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitpur village had a population of 402. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Jitpur village has 205 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Jitpur is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitpur covers 70.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jitpur falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jitpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Jitpur.

Jitpur is in Khatra tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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