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About Sitalpur Village

Sitalpur is a large village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,967, made up of 1,567 males and 1,400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732126
Area (hectares) 154.44 hectares
Population 2,967
Male Population 1,567
Female Population 1,400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sitalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sitalpur is the 23rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 154.44 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sitalpur

Sitalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sitalpur as Available within village. 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 Sitalpur from other places

Sitalpur lies about 33 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 12 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 Sitalpur
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal I 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Milangarh 12 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 23 km
District headquarters Maldah 33 km

Villages closest to Sitalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal I 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 Sitalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitalpur village had a population of 2,967. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Sitalpur village has 1,567 males and 1,400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitalpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sitalpur is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitalpur covers 154.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sitalpur falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sitalpur is Milangarh, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sitalpur.

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

Sitalpur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Chanchal I is about 5.7 km away. Milangarh is about 12 km away. Rāiganj 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 Sitalpur Dilalpur (under 2 km), Gauria (under 2 km) and Khurial (under 2 km).

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

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