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About Shitaljor Village

Shitaljor is a mid sized village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 349 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shitaljor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shitaljor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722208
Area (hectares) 75.52 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 349
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Shitaljor compares

By the 2011 count Shitaljor is the 86th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 75.52 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shitaljor

Shitaljor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shitaljor 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. The nearest villages by name are Salda, Samanta Bandi, Sapuradihi and Shalchaturia. 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 Shitaljor

As per the Census of India 2011, Shitaljor village had a population of 687. That makes it the 86th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Shitaljor village has 349 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shitaljor has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

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

Shitaljor covers 75.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shitaljor falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shitaljor notes the nearest railway station 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 Shitaljor.

Shitaljor is in Sonamukhi 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 Shitaljor today is likely to be higher.

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