About Shitalpur Village

Shitalpur is a mid sized village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,622, made up of 856 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shitalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shitalpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Tundi
Pincode	828109
Area (hectares)	259 hectares
Population	1,622
Male Population	856
Female Population	766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shitalpur compares

By the 2011 count Shitalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Shitalpur

Shitalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shitalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 44 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Vidyasagar, about 5.4 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
Nearest railway station	Vidyasagar	5.4 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tundi	32 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	44 km

Villages closest to Shitalpur

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

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Common questions about Shitalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shitalpur village had a population of 1,622. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Shitalpur village has 856 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shitalpur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Shitalpur is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shitalpur covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shitalpur falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shitalpur is Vidyasagar, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shitalpur.

Shitalpur is about 44 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shitalpur is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Vidyasagar is about 5.4 km away. Jāmtāra is about 12 km away. Tundi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.