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About Sitapur Village

Sitapur is a small village in Kegaon tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 51 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitapur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kegaon
Pincode 766011
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 51
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sitapur compares

By the 2011 count Sitapur is the 101st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 964 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1005.

Getting to Sitapur

Sitapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sitapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sitapur from other places

Sitapur lies about 4.2 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Mahipur, about 5.5 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 Sitapur
Tehsil headquarters Kegaon 4.2 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Mahipur 5.5 km
Nearest town Bhanjanagar 57 km

Villages closest to Sitapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitapur village had a population of 97. That makes it the 101st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 964 residents.

Sitapur village has 51 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitapur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Sitapur is 766011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitapur covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sitapur falls under Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Sitapur is Mahipur, about 5.5 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 village for Sitapur.

Sitapur is about 4.2 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitapur is in Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district. Kegaon is about 4.2 km away. Kalahandi is about 4.2 km away. Mahipur is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balipati (2.7 km), Lanji (3.6 km) and Kholpala (10 km).

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

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