About Shitalgram Village

Shitalgram is a large village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,403, made up of 1,736 males and 1,667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shitalgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shitalgram village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati II
Pincode	731237
Area (hectares)	400.43 hectares
Population	3,403
Male Population	1,736
Female Population	1,667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shitalgram compares

By the 2011 count Shitalgram is the 13th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 400.43 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Shitalgram

Shitalgram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shitalgram as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shitalgram from other places

Shitalgram lies about 18 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 7.6 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 Shitalgram
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	7.6 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati II	18 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	18 km

Villages closest to Shitalgram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati II 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.

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Common questions about Shitalgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Shitalgram village had a population of 3,403. That makes it the 13th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Shitalgram village has 1,736 males and 1,667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shitalgram has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Shitalgram is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shitalgram covers 400.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shitalgram falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shitalgram is Lohapur, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shitalgram.

Shitalgram is about 18 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shitalgram is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 7.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Nalhati II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.