# Jitpur Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Jitpur

Jitpur is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **873 people in 169 households**, the 124th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 873people (2011)
- 169households
- 51.1%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Jitpur PIN code and other codes

Jitpur falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBelkupa
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362077

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jitpur from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)33 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jitpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jitpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nirsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gobindpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobindpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jitpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 4% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jitpur

Of every 100 households in Jitpur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jitpur · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**37%

Use banking services ****45%**

**53%

Television ****28%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jitpur?

■ Jitpur · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**945

Working population ****39.9%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 36.8% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (16%) · **■** Marginal 291 (84%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda

- Tentuliya905 people
- Gangpur898 people
- Sambandhpur888 people
- Saugamahul876 people
- Katajani855 people
- Hariharpur836 people
- Sirpuria825 people
- Kumthal817 people

[All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jitpur from Dhanbad?33 km by road
- What is the population of Jitpur?873 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jitpur in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jitpur?51.1% (Census 2011)