About Sitanagar Village

Sitanagar is a large village in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,102, made up of 1,063 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitanagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Raninagar I
Pincode	742308
Area (hectares)	106.6 hectares
Population	2,102
Male Population	1,063
Female Population	1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
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 Sitanagar compares

By the 2011 count Sitanagar is the 28th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 106.6 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Sitanagar

Sitanagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sitanagar 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 Sitanagar from other places

Sitanagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Sitanagar
Nearest town	Kāndi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Karnasubarna	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raninagar I	31 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	31 km

Villages closest to Sitanagar

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

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Common questions about Sitanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitanagar village had a population of 2,102. That makes it the 28th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Sitanagar village has 1,063 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitanagar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Sitanagar is 742308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitanagar covers 106.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sitanagar falls under Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sitanagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Sitanagar.

Sitanagar 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.

Sitanagar is in Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Raninagar I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.