About Shitla Village

Shitla is a large village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,248, made up of 1,156 males and 1,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shitla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shitla village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Barjora
Pincode	722202
Area (hectares)	321.35 hectares
Population	2,248
Male Population	1,156
Female Population	1,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shitla compares

By the 2011 count Shitla is the 14th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 321.35 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Shitla

Shitla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shitla 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarali, Saulia, Shaldanga and Shalgara. 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.

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Common questions about Shitla

As per the Census of India 2011, Shitla village had a population of 2,248. That makes it the 14th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Shitla village has 1,156 males and 1,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shitla has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Shitla is 722202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shitla covers 321.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Shitla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Shitla.

Shitla 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.