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About Sitalpur Village

Sitalpur is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 137 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 841420
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 137
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sitalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sitalpur is the 79th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Sitalpur

Sitalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sitalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sitalpur from other places

Sitalpur lies about 43 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Katalpur Halt, about 5.4 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 Sitalpur
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Katalpur Halt 5.4 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 12 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 43 km

Villages closest to Sitalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baikunthpur 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.

Common questions about Sitalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitalpur village had a population of 277. That makes it the 79th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Sitalpur village has 137 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitalpur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sitalpur is 841420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitalpur covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sitalpur falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sitalpur is Katalpur Halt, about 5.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sitalpur.

Sitalpur is about 43 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitalpur is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Baikunthpur is about 3.2 km away. Katalpur Halt is about 5.4 km away. Sāhibganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhursanda (under 2 km), Parsauni (under 2 km) and Khobharipur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sitalpur today is likely to be higher.

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