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About Shitalpur Village

Shitalpur is a small village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 195 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shitalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shitalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 111.4 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 195
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shitalpur compares

By the 2011 count Shitalpur is the 176th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 111.4 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Shitalpur

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

Shitalpur lies about 139 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 41 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 Shitalpur
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 18 km
Nearest town Saraipali 38 km
Nearest railway station Sakti 41 km
District headquarters Raipur 139 km

Villages closest to Shitalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shitalpur village had a population of 371. That makes it the 176th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Shitalpur village has 195 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shitalpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Shitalpur is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shitalpur covers 111.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shitalpur falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shitalpur is Sakti, about 41 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 Shitalpur.

Shitalpur is about 139 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shitalpur is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 18 km away. Saraipali is about 38 km away. Sakti is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Senduras (1.6 km), Bhinoda (2.1 km) and Pipardula (2.1 km).

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

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