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About Sitapahari Village

Sitapahari is one of the larger villages in Pakaur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,056, made up of 3,619 males and 3,437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitapahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakaur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 56.72 hectares
Population 7,056
Male Population 3,619
Female Population 3,437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sitapahari compares

By the 2011 count Sitapahari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 56.72 hectares work out to about 124 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Sitapahari

Sitapahari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sitapahari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sitapahari from other places

Sitapahari lies about 26 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 3.0 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 Sitapahari
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 3.0 km
Nearest town Farakka 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakaur 26 km
District headquarters Pakur 26 km

Villages closest to Sitapahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitapahari village had a population of 7,056. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Sitapahari village has 3,619 males and 3,437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitapahari has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Sitapahari is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitapahari covers 56.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 124 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sitapahari falls under Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sitapahari is Barharwa Junction, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sitapahari.

Sitapahari is about 26 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitapahari is in Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district. Barharwa Junction is about 3.0 km away. Farakka is about 16 km away. Pakaur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amalpur Urf Gpganpahari (7.6 km), Nischantpur (8.2 km) and Chatarpara (11 km).

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

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