About Jitarpur Village

Jitarpur is a large village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,322, made up of 1,192 males and 1,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, 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	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal II
Pincode	732139
Area (hectares)	280.59 hectares
Population	2,322
Male Population	1,192
Female Population	1,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jitarpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitarpur is the 34th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 280.59 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Jitarpur

Jitarpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jitarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jitarpur from other places

Jitarpur lies about 23 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 1.5 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 Jitarpur
Nearest railway station	Malahar	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal II	8.3 km
District headquarters	Maldah	23 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	32 km

Villages closest to Jitarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal II 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 Jitarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitarpur village had a population of 2,322. That makes it the 34th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Jitarpur village has 1,192 males and 1,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitarpur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jitarpur is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitarpur covers 280.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jitarpur falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jitarpur is Malahar, about 1.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jitarpur.

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

Jitarpur is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 1.5 km away. Chanchal II is about 8.3 km away. Maldah is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.