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About Shitaldah Village

Shitaldah is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 251 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shitaldah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shitaldah village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 171.24 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 251
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shitaldah compares

By the 2011 count Shitaldah is the 132nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 171.24 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Shitaldah

Shitaldah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shitaldah as Available. 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 Shitaldah from other places

Shitaldah lies about 57 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 50 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 Shitaldah
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 50 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 57 km

Villages closest to Shitaldah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shitaldah village had a population of 521. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Shitaldah village has 251 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shitaldah has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Shitaldah is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shitaldah covers 171.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shitaldah falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shitaldah is Kargi Road, about 50 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Shitaldah.

Shitaldah is about 57 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shitaldah is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 9.3 km away. Kargi Road is about 50 km away. Bilaspur is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karesara (under 2 km), Gopatpur (under 2 km) and Shitalkunda (1.6 km).

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

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