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About Sitalgram Village

Sitalgram is a large village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,459, made up of 1,243 males and 1,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitalgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitalgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731302
Area (hectares) 375.14 hectares
Population 2,459
Male Population 1,243
Female Population 1,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sitalgram compares

By the 2011 count Sitalgram is the 16th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 375.14 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sitalgram

Sitalgram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sitalgram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sitalgram from other places

Sitalgram lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 20 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 Sitalgram
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 26 km

Villages closest to Sitalgram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitalgram village had a population of 2,459. That makes it the 16th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Sitalgram village has 1,243 males and 1,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitalgram has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sitalgram is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitalgram covers 375.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sitalgram falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sitalgram is Mallarpur, about 20 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 village for Sitalgram.

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

Sitalgram is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Mallarpur is about 20 km away. Birbhum 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 Kuniara (1.9 km), Kalyanpur (3.0 km) and Dakshin Kanaipur (5.1 km).

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

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