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About Jitarpur Village

Jitarpur is a small village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 69 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712611
Area (hectares) 66.18 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 69
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jitarpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitarpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 66.18 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Jitarpur

Jitarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jitarpur as Available within village. 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 Hazipur, Idalbati, Indira and Jharia. 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 Jitarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitarpur village had a population of 131. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Jitarpur village has 69 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitarpur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Jitarpur is 712611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitarpur covers 66.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jitarpur falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jitarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jitarpur.

Jitarpur is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli 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 Jitarpur today is likely to be higher.

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