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About Sitapahar Village

Sitapahar is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 33 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,242 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitapahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitapahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 58.07 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 33
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,242
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sitapahar compares

By the 2011 count Sitapahar is the 145th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 58.07 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 992.

Getting to Sitapahar

Sitapahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sitapahar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sitapahar from other places

Sitapahar lies about 39 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about under 2 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 Sitapahar
Nearest railway station Bakudi under 2 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 19 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 39 km

Villages closest to Sitapahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitapahar village had a population of 74. That makes it the 145th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Sitapahar village has 33 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitapahar has about 1242 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Sitapahar is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitapahar covers 58.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sitapahar falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sitapahar is Bakudi, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sitapahar.

Sitapahar is about 39 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitapahar is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about under 2 km away. Rājmahal is about 16 km away. Taljhari is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patnibana (under 2 km), Bakudih (1.7 km) and Bakudih Bazar (1.7 km).

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

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