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About Sitagaon Village

Sitagaon is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,169, made up of 716 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 633 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 484.45 hectares
Population 1,169
Male Population 716
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 633
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sitagaon compares

By the 2011 count Sitagaon is the 15th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 484.45 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1025.

Getting to Sitagaon

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

Sitagaon lies about 105 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, 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 Sitagaon
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 49 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 62 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 105 km

Villages closest to Sitagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitagaon village had a population of 1,169. That makes it the 15th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Sitagaon village has 716 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitagaon has about 633 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Sitagaon is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitagaon covers 484.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sitagaon falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sitagaon is Bhanupratappur, 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 Sitagaon.

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

Sitagaon is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 20 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 49 km away. Garhchiroli is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lekhepal (3.5 km), Tatekasa (3.8 km) and Sendawahi (3.8 km).

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

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