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About Shitalapur Village

Shitalapur is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,330, made up of 1,136 males and 1,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.45 hectares hectares.

Shitalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shitalapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 174.45 hectares
Population 2,330
Male Population 1,136
Female Population 1,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shitalapur compares

By the 2011 count Shitalapur is the 171st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 174.45 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Shitalapur

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

How far is Shitalapur from other places

Shitalapur lies about 35 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Khushal Nagar, about 5.2 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 Shitalapur
Nearest railway station Khushal Nagar 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 18 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 18 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 35 km

Villages closest to Shitalapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shitalapur village had a population of 2,330. That makes it the 171st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Shitalapur village has 1,136 males and 1,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shitalapur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Shitalapur covers 174.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shitalapur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shitalapur is Khushal Nagar, about 5.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shitalapur.

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

Shitalapur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Khushal Nagar is about 5.2 km away. Maharajganj is about 18 km away. Mahārāganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gordhowa (under 2 km), Amsaha (1.8 km) and Kalyan Chak (2.8 km).

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

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