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About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is one of the larger villages in Domkal tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,016, made up of 5,648 males and 5,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1247.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742303, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Domkal
Pincode 742303
Area (hectares) 1247.01 hectares
Population 11,016
Male Population 5,648
Female Population 5,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitpur is the 7th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,727 residents. Its 1247.01 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gokulpur Gobindapur, Hari Sankarpur, Hetanpur and Jayrampur. 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 11,016. That makes it the 7th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,727 residents.

Jitpur village has 5,648 males and 5,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitpur has about 950 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Jitpur is 742303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitpur covers 1247.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jitpur falls under Domkal tehsil of Murshidabad 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jitpur.

Jitpur is in Domkal tehsil of Murshidabad 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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