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About Sitakahabar Village

Sitakahabar is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 320 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitakahabar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitakahabar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 320
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sitakahabar compares

By the 2011 count Sitakahabar is the 70th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 986.

Getting to Sitakahabar

Sitakahabar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sitakahabar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sitakahabar from other places

Sitakahabar lies about 29 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jama, about 28 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 Sitakahabar
Nearest railway station Jama 28 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 28 km
District headquarters Dumka 29 km

Villages closest to Sitakahabar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitakahabar village had a population of 593. That makes it the 70th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Sitakahabar village has 320 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitakahabar has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Sitakahabar is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitakahabar covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sitakahabar falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sitakahabar is Jama, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Sitakahabar.

Sitakahabar is about 29 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitakahabar is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Jama is about 28 km away. Jāmtāra is about 28 km away. Dumka is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurua (under 2 km), Bank (4.4 km) and Khajuri (4.9 km).

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

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