About Sithaura Village

Sithaura is a large village in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,585, made up of 1,870 males and 1,715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482 hectares hectares.

Sithaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sithaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Silao
Area (hectares)	482 hectares
Population	3,585
Male Population	1,870
Female Population	1,715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sithaura compares

By the 2011 count Sithaura is the 13th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 482 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sithaura

Sithaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sithaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sithaura from other places

Sithaura lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Karahdih, about 5.8 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 Sithaura
Nearest railway station	Karahdih	5.8 km
Nearest town	Rājgīr	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silao	7.2 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	22 km

Villages closest to Sithaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sithaura village had a population of 3,585. That makes it the 13th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Sithaura village has 1,870 males and 1,715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sithaura has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Sithaura covers 482 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sithaura falls under Silao tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sithaura is Karahdih, about 5.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sithaura.

Sithaura is about 22 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sithaura is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Karahdih is about 5.8 km away. Rājgīr is about 6.1 km away. Silao is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.