About Sitasal Village

Sitasal is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 504 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 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	Shikaripara
Pincode	814119
Area (hectares)	280 hectares
Population	1,040
Male Population	504
Female Population	536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,063
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 27th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sitasal

Sitasal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sitasal as Available within 5 - 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	Shikaripara	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 Shikaripara 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 1,040. That makes it the 27th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Sitasal village has 504 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitasal has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Sitasal covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sitasal falls under Shikaripara 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 5 - 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 Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 7.1 km away. Rampur Hat is about 24 km away. Shikaripara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.