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About Shitalkunda Village

Shitalkunda is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 205 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shitalkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shitalkunda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 139.54 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 205
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shitalkunda compares

By the 2011 count Shitalkunda is the 169th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 139.54 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Shitalkunda

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

Shitalkunda lies about 56 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 49 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 Shitalkunda
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 49 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 56 km

Villages closest to Shitalkunda

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 Shitalkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Shitalkunda village had a population of 378. That makes it the 169th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Shitalkunda village has 205 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shitalkunda has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

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

Shitalkunda covers 139.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shitalkunda falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shitalkunda is Kargi Road, about 49 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 Shitalkunda.

Shitalkunda is about 56 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shitalkunda is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 7.7 km away. Kargi Road is about 49 km away. Bilaspur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gastikapa (under 2 km), Sonpuri (under 2 km) and Shitaldah (1.6 km).

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

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