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About Sitapur Village

Sitapur is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,214, made up of 630 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731204
Area (hectares) 91.02 hectares
Population 1,214
Male Population 630
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 56th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 91.02 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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 6.4 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.2 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 railway station Rampurhat Junction 3.2 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 6.4 km
District headquarters Birbhum 6.4 km

Villages closest to Sitapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 1,214. That makes it the 56th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Sitapur village has 630 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitapur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sitapur is 731204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitapur covers 91.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sitapur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sitapur is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.2 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 6.4 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitapur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.2 km away. Rampur Hat is about 3.2 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur (3.3 km), Gopalpur (4.0 km) and Jaykrishnapur (5.6 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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