About Sita Jhari Village

Sita Jhari is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 274 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sita Jhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sita Jhari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855117
Area (hectares)	49.09 hectares
Population	537
Male Population	274
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sita Jhari compares

By the 2011 count Sita Jhari is the 106th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 49.09 hectares work out to about 11 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 Sita Jhari

Sita Jhari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sita Jhari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sita Jhari from other places

Sita Jhari lies about 89 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 17 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 Sita Jhari
Tehsil headquarters	Pothia	11 km
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	17 km
Nearest town	Bihārīganj	27 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	89 km

Villages closest to Sita Jhari

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 Sita Jhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sita Jhari village had a population of 537. That makes it the 106th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Sita Jhari village has 274 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sita Jhari has about 960 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 Sita Jhari is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sita Jhari covers 49.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sita Jhari falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sita Jhari is Bakhri, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sita Jhari.

Sita Jhari is about 89 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sita Jhari is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pothia is about 11 km away. Bakhri is about 17 km away. Bihārīganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.