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About Sitapur Village

Sitapur is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 298 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Pincode 242701
Area (hectares) 56.66 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 298
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Sitapur compares

By the 2011 count Sitapur is the 396th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 56.66 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Sitapur

Sitapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sitapur 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 Sitapur from other places

Sitapur lies about 9.6 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Banthra, about 7.1 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
Nearest town Kānt 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Banthra 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 9.6 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 9.6 km

Villages closest to Sitapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Powayan 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 571. That makes it the 396th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Sitapur village has 298 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitapur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Sitapur is 242701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitapur covers 56.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sitapur falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sitapur is Banthra, about 7.1 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 Sitapur.

Sitapur is about 9.6 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitapur is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Kānt is about 6.5 km away. Banthra is about 7.1 km away. Powayan is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simara (under 2 km), Simarai (under 2 km) and Jamunia Khanpur (2.4 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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