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About Sitalpur Village

Sitalpur is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 890 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares.

Sitalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 327 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 890
Female Population 785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sitalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sitalpur is the 66th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Sitalpur

The census records public bus service for Sitalpur as Available within 10+ 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sitalpur from other places

Sitalpur lies about 17 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sonaili, about 6.9 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
Nearest railway station Sonaili 6.9 km
District headquarters Katihar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 20 km

Villages closest to Sitalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsoi 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 1,675. That makes it the 66th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Sitalpur village has 890 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitalpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Sitalpur covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sitalpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sitalpur is Sonaili, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sitalpur.

Sitalpur is about 17 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitalpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sonaili is about 6.9 km away. Katihar is about 17 km away. Barsoi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitalpur Milik (under 2 km), Dagrapara (under 2 km) and Jathar (2.6 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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