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About Sitani Village

Sitani is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 386 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 538 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 386
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sitani compares

By the 2011 count Sitani is the 54th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 538 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sitani

Sitani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sitani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sitani from other places

Sitani lies about 35 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Sidhirsai, about 17 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 Sitani
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Sidhirsai 17 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 35 km

Villages closest to Sitani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitani village had a population of 748. That makes it the 54th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Sitani village has 386 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitani has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sitani is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitani covers 538 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sitani falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sitani is Sidhirsai, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Sitani.

Sitani is about 35 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitani is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 14 km away. Sidhirsai is about 17 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seresai (under 2 km), Baragidi (under 2 km) and Rajabasa (under 2 km).

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

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