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About Sitalpara Village

Sitalpara is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,277, made up of 659 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitalpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742227
Area (hectares) 209.56 hectares
Population 1,277
Male Population 659
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sitalpara compares

By the 2011 count Sitalpara is the 81st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 209.56 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sitalpara

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

Sitalpara lies about 40 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 3.7 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 Sitalpara
Nearest railway station Takipur 3.7 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 18 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 40 km

Villages closest to Sitalpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitalpara village had a population of 1,277. That makes it the 81st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Sitalpara village has 659 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitalpara has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Sitalpara is 742227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitalpara covers 209.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sitalpara falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sitalpara is Takipur, about 3.7 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 village for Sitalpara.

Sitalpara is about 40 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitalpara is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Takipur is about 3.7 km away. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Sagardighi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Kalikapur (2.7 km), Jaglai (4.8 km) and Baora (5.2 km).

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

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