About Sitasal Village

Sitasal is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 200 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitasal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitasal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814119
Area (hectares)	141.57 hectares
Population	444
Male Population	200
Female Population	244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,220
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 Sitasal compares

By the 2011 count Sitasal is the 101st largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 141.57 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sitasal

Sitasal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sitasal 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 Sitasal from other places

Sitasal lies about 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 7.1 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 Sitasal
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	7.1 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	32 km
District headquarters	Dumka	32 km

Villages closest to Sitasal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitasal village had a population of 444. That makes it the 101st largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Sitasal village has 200 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitasal has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Sitasal is 814119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitasal covers 141.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sitasal falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sitasal is Harinsing, about 7.1 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 Sitasal.

Sitasal is about 32 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitasal is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 7.1 km away. Rampur Hat is about 24 km away. Masalia is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.