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About Sitochak Village

Sitochak is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 4 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitochak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitochak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 37.26 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 4
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,750
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sitochak compares

By the 2011 count Sitochak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 37.26 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sitochak

Sitochak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sitochak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sitochak from other places

Sitochak lies about 54 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dasra Halt BH, about 7.0 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 Sitochak
Nearest railway station Dasra Halt BH 7.0 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 33 km
District headquarters Giridih 54 km

Villages closest to Sitochak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitochak village had a population of 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Sitochak village has 4 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitochak has about 1750 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sitochak is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitochak covers 37.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sitochak falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sitochak is Dasra Halt BH, about 7.0 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 <5 km distance for Sitochak.

Sitochak is about 54 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitochak is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Dasra Halt BH is about 7.0 km away. Barki Saria is about 20 km away. Gawan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilaia (4.9 km), Belakhunta (8.8 km) and Gounrha (9.2 km).

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

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