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About Situ Village

Situ is a large village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,217, made up of 1,146 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 882 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Situ Overview

Census 2011 figures for Situ village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 882 hectares
Population 2,217
Male Population 1,146
Female Population 1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Situ compares

By the 2011 count Situ is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 882 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Situ

Situ is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Situ as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Situ from other places

Situ lies about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 7.2 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 Situ
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 11 km
Nearest town Būndu 29 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 31 km

Villages closest to Situ

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Situ village had a population of 2,217. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Situ village has 1,146 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Situ has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Situ is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Situ covers 882 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Situ falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Situ is Tiraldih, about 7.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Situ.

Situ is about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Situ is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Tiraldih is about 7.2 km away. Ichagarh is about 11 km away. Būndu is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurmadih (under 2 km), Dumra (under 2 km) and Barachunchuria (under 2 km).

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

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