About Sithia Village

Sithia is a large village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,730, made up of 1,897 males and 1,833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sithia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sithia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Namkum
Pincode	834004
Area (hectares)	297.12 hectares
Population	3,730
Male Population	1,897
Female Population	1,833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sithia compares

By the 2011 count Sithia is the 5th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 297.12 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sithia

Sithia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sithia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sithia from other places

Sithia lies about 8.9 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 1.7 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 Sithia
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	1.7 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Namkum	12 km

Villages closest to Sithia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sithia village had a population of 3,730. That makes it the 5th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Sithia village has 1,897 males and 1,833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sithia has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sithia is 834004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sithia covers 297.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sithia falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sithia is Balasiring, about 1.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sithia.

Sithia is about 8.9 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sithia is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 1.7 km away. Ranchi is about 8.9 km away. Namkum is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.