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About Sitapur Village

Sitapur is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,244, made up of 2,219 males and 2,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 739 hectares hectares.

Sitapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 739 hectares
Population 4,244
Male Population 2,219
Female Population 2,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sitapur compares

By the 2011 count Sitapur is the 11th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 739 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sitapur

Sitapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sitapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sitapur from other places

Sitapur lies about 105 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 30 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 Sitapur
Nearest town Bahādurganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 27 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 30 km
District headquarters Supaul 105 km

Villages closest to Sitapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitapur village had a population of 4,244. That makes it the 11th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Sitapur village has 2,219 males and 2,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitapur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Sitapur covers 739 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sitapur falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sitapur is Araria Court, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sitapur.

Sitapur is about 105 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitapur is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Bahādurganj is about 22 km away. Basantpur is about 27 km away. Araria Court is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhaua (8.9 km), Munshi Piprahi (14 km) and Piprahigot (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sitapur today is likely to be higher.

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