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About Sitalpur Village

Sitalpur is one of the larger villages in Manjhi tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,238, made up of 2,664 males and 2,574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares.

Sitalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Manjhi
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 5,238
Male Population 2,664
Female Population 2,574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sitalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sitalpur is the 10th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Sitalpur

Sitalpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sitalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Saran, and the nearest railway station is Ekma, about 4.8 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 Sitalpur
Nearest railway station Ekma 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhi 10 km
District headquarters Saran 17 km
Nearest town Revelganj 18 km

Villages closest to Sitalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manjhi 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 5,238. That makes it the 10th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Sitalpur village has 2,664 males and 2,574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitalpur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Sitalpur covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sitalpur falls under Manjhi tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sitalpur is Ekma, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

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

Sitalpur is in Manjhi tehsil of Saran district. Ekma is about 4.8 km away. Manjhi is about 10 km away. Saran is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamanpura (under 2 km), Bareja (under 2 km) and Sadhpur (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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