About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is a small village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 238 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742171, 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	Kandi
Pincode	742171
Area (hectares)	66.75 hectares
Population	447
Male Population	238
Female Population	209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
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 79th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 66.75 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jitpur from other places

Jitpur lies about 29 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, 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 railway station	Lohapur	17 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandi	22 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	29 km

Villages closest to Jitpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandi 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 447. That makes it the 79th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Jitpur village has 238 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitpur has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jitpur is 742171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitpur covers 66.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jitpur falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jitpur is Lohapur, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jitpur.

Jitpur is about 29 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitpur is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 17 km away. Rampur Hat is about 21 km away. Kandi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.