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About Pirpalsitai Village

Pirpalsitai is a mid sized village in Sitai tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 378 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirpalsitai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirpalsitai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Sitai
Pincode 736172
Area (hectares) 63.97 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 378
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirpalsitai compares

By the 2011 count Pirpalsitai is the 43rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,082 residents. Its 63.97 hectares work out to about 12 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 974.

Getting to Pirpalsitai

Pirpalsitai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pirpalsitai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pirpalsitai from other places

Pirpalsitai lies about 33 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Falimari, about 15 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 Pirpalsitai
Tehsil headquarters Sitai under 2 km
Nearest railway station Falimari 15 km
Nearest town Dīnhāta 17 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 33 km

Villages closest to Pirpalsitai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirpalsitai village had a population of 749. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,082 residents.

Pirpalsitai village has 378 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirpalsitai has about 981 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Pirpalsitai is 736172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirpalsitai covers 63.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pirpalsitai falls under Sitai tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pirpalsitai is Falimari, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pirpalsitai.

Pirpalsitai is about 33 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirpalsitai is in Sitai tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Sitai is about under 2 km away. Falimari is about 15 km away. Dīnhāta is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Khamarsitai (under 2 km), Khamarsitai (under 2 km) and Nagarsitai (under 2 km).

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

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