About Sitalpur Village

Sitalpur is one of the larger villages in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,110, made up of 6,207 males and 5,903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1514.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855117
Area (hectares)	1514.04 hectares
Population	12,110
Male Population	6,207
Female Population	5,903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sitalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sitalpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 1514.04 hectares work out to about 8.0 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 934.

Getting to Sitalpur

Sitalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sitalpur as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 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 75 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 6.2 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	Semapur	6.2 km
Nearest town	Katihar	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pothia	23 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	75 km

Villages closest to Sitalpur

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

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Common questions about Sitalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitalpur village had a population of 12,110. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Sitalpur village has 6,207 males and 5,903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitalpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sitalpur is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitalpur covers 1514.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sitalpur falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sitalpur is Semapur, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sitalpur is about 75 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitalpur is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Semapur is about 6.2 km away. Katihar is about 9.6 km away. Pothia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.