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About Jhitkai Village

Jhitkai is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,329, made up of 1,189 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhitkai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhitkai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733157
Area (hectares) 289.19 hectares
Population 2,329
Male Population 1,189
Female Population 1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jhitkai compares

By the 2011 count Jhitkai is the 60th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 289.19 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Jhitkai

Jhitkai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhitkai 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Imadpur, Ital, Jagadishpur and Jauniya. 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 Jhitkai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhitkai village had a population of 2,329. That makes it the 60th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Jhitkai village has 1,189 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhitkai has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Jhitkai is 733157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhitkai covers 289.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhitkai falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jhitkai notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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 Jhitkai.

Jhitkai is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Jhitkai today is likely to be higher.

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