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About Shitalpur Village

Shitalpur is a small village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 244 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shitalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shitalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722208
Area (hectares) 73.35 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 244
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shitalpur compares

By the 2011 count Shitalpur is the 117th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 73.35 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Shitalpur

Shitalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shitalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saragara, Sarali, Saulia and Shaldanga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shitalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shitalpur village had a population of 488. That makes it the 117th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Shitalpur village has 244 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shitalpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Shitalpur is 722208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shitalpur covers 73.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shitalpur falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shitalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shitalpur.

Shitalpur is in Barjora tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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