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About Sitala Village

Sitala is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,986, made up of 980 males and 1,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.55 hectares hectares.

Sitala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 153.55 hectares
Population 1,986
Male Population 980
Female Population 1,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sitala compares

By the 2011 count Sitala is the 39th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 153.55 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Sitala

Sitala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sitala as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Sarkhola, Satithan, Sekendarpur and Shibrampur. 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 Sitala

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitala village had a population of 1,986. That makes it the 39th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Sitala village has 980 males and 1,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitala has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Sitala covers 153.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sitala falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sitala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sitala.

Sitala is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli 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 Sitala today is likely to be higher.

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