What is "bhitia"

Bhitia is a village 20 km from the district headquarters of Banka in Bihar, India. It is full of greenery and famous for its beautiful hills. The village has a big talab which attracts large numbers of immigrant birds. The village is 30 km from the Ganges.

The Naiyasi Tola of the area is the village of veteran leader Jai Prakash Mishra. Bhitia is the village of the homeopathic doctor, the late Dr. Rameshwar Mishra.

One of the distinctive features of the region is its proximity from Deoghar (one among the 12 Jyotirlingas).

The linking road of "Dakshinvahini Ganga" and "Babadham Deoghar" is 5 km from the village.

There is a Kali temple in the center of the village headquarters. Pilgrims visit there to worship Maa Kali. On the occasion of Dipawali, a Mela is organised. Kedia village of the locality has a famous old tree known as Dubethan.

Kamlesh Singh, noted journalist, was born and brought up in the by-lanes of the village. Mr. Sufal Marandi was elected in last Panchayat election as a Mukhiya of Bhitia.