About Sitlachak Village

Sitlachak is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 169 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitlachak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitlachak village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	86.01 hectares
Population	334
Male Population	169
Female Population	165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Sitlachak compares

By the 2011 count Sitlachak is the 140th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 86.01 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sitlachak

Sitlachak is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sitlachak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sitlachak from other places

Sitlachak lies about 28 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 24 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 Sitlachak
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	28 km
District headquarters	Dumka	28 km

Villages closest to Sitlachak

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 Sitlachak

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitlachak village had a population of 334. That makes it the 140th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Sitlachak village has 169 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitlachak has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

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

Sitlachak covers 86.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sitlachak falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sitlachak is Basukinath Railway Station, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sitlachak.

Sitlachak is about 28 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitlachak is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 24 km away. Masalia is about 28 km away. Dumka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.