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About Jitan Village

Jitan is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 437 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 195.06 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 437
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jitan compares

By the 2011 count Jitan is the 32nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 195.06 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jitan

Jitan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jitan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Hetyakol, Jamjora, Janijhor and Jashpur. 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 Jitan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitan village had a population of 859. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Jitan village has 437 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitan has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Jitan is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitan covers 195.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jitan falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

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

Jitan is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Jitan today is likely to be higher.

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