About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is a mid sized village in Salanpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,532, made up of 778 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713335, 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	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Salanpur
Pincode	713335
Area (hectares)	275.81 hectares
Population	1,532
Male Population	778
Female Population	754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitpur is the 22nd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents. Its 275.81 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jitpur

Jitpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jitpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jitpur from other places

Jitpur lies about 132 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 17 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 Jitpur
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	17 km
Nearest railway station	Jamtara	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salanpur	34 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	132 km

Villages closest to Jitpur

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

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Common questions about Jitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitpur village had a population of 1,532. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents.

Jitpur village has 778 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitpur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jitpur is 713335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitpur covers 275.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jitpur falls under Salanpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jitpur is Jamtara, about 17 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 - 10 km distance for Jitpur.

Jitpur is about 132 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitpur is in Salanpur tehsil of Barddhaman district. Jāmtāra is about 17 km away. Jamtara is about 17 km away. Salanpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.