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About Sitabahar Village

Sitabahar is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 297 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.44 hectares hectares.

Sitabahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitabahar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 22.44 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 297
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sitabahar compares

By the 2011 count Sitabahar is the 171st largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 22.44 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sitabahar

Sitabahar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sitabahar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sitabahar from other places

Sitabahar lies about 23 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 7.8 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 Sitabahar
Nearest railway station Lusa 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 13 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 23 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 23 km

Villages closest to Sitabahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitabahar village had a population of 557. That makes it the 171st largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Sitabahar village has 297 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitabahar has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Sitabahar covers 22.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sitabahar falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sitabahar is Lusa, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sitabahar.

Sitabahar is about 23 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitabahar is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Lusa is about 7.8 km away. Ghorawal is about 13 km away. Sonbhadra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsiajethi (under 2 km), Tedhwa (1.7 km) and Saranga (2.2 km).

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

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