About Sitalgram Village

Sitalgram is a mid sized village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,310, made up of 694 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitalgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitalgram village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Burwan
Pincode	742168
Area (hectares)	204.49 hectares
Population	1,310
Male Population	694
Female Population	616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sitalgram compares

By the 2011 count Sitalgram is the 72nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 204.49 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Sitalgram

Sitalgram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sitalgram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sitalgram from other places

Sitalgram lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, 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 Sitalgram
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	7.6 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burwan	31 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	31 km

Villages closest to Sitalgram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitalgram village had a population of 1,310. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Sitalgram village has 694 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitalgram has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Sitalgram is 742168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitalgram covers 204.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sitalgram falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sitalgram 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sitalgram.

Sitalgram is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitalgram is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 7.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Burwan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.