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About Kharija Sitalkuchi Village

Kharija Sitalkuchi is a small village in Sitalkuchi tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 82 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharija Sitalkuchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharija Sitalkuchi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Sitalkuchi
Pincode 736158
Area (hectares) 27.97 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 82
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
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 Kharija Sitalkuchi compares

By the 2011 count Kharija Sitalkuchi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents. Its 27.97 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kharija Sitalkuchi

Kharija Sitalkuchi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharija Sitalkuchi 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 Kharija Sitalkuchi from other places

Kharija Sitalkuchi lies about 32 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is হাতীবান্ধা, about 6.0 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 Kharija Sitalkuchi
Tehsil headquarters Sitalkuchi under 2 km
Nearest railway station হাতীবান্ধা 6.0 km
Nearest town Mātābhānga 20 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 32 km

Villages closest to Kharija Sitalkuchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharija Sitalkuchi village had a population of 148. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents.

Kharija Sitalkuchi village has 82 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharija Sitalkuchi has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kharija Sitalkuchi is 736158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharija Sitalkuchi covers 27.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharija Sitalkuchi falls under Sitalkuchi tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kharija Sitalkuchi is হাতীবান্ধা, about 6.0 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 Kharija Sitalkuchi.

Kharija Sitalkuchi is about 32 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharija Sitalkuchi is in Sitalkuchi tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Sitalkuchi is about under 2 km away. হাতীবান্ধা is about 6.0 km away. Mātābhānga is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitalkuchi (under 2 km).

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

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