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About Sital Village

Sital is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 409 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sital Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sital village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 409
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sital compares

By the 2011 count Sital is the 78th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sital

Sital is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sital as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sital from other places

Sital lies about 29 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 16 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 Sital
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 16 km
Nearest town Colgong 20 km
District headquarters Godda 29 km

Villages closest to Sital

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sital village had a population of 765. That makes it the 78th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Sital village has 409 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sital has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Sital is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sital covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sital falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sital is Ekchari, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sital.

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

Sital is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 8.8 km away. Ekchari is about 16 km away. Colgong is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mali Chak (under 2 km), Naraini (under 2 km) and Nayanagar (1.5 km).

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

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