About Sitalpur Village

Sitalpur is one of the larger villages in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,807, made up of 4,500 males and 4,307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721632, 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	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Nanda Kumar
Pincode	721632
Area (hectares)	482.58 hectares
Population	8,807
Male Population	4,500
Female Population	4,307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sitalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sitalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 482.58 hectares work out to about 18 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 938.

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 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 Sitalpur from other places

Sitalpur lies about 15 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandakumar, about 3.6 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 Sitalpur
Tehsil headquarters	Nanda Kumar	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Nandakumar	3.6 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	15 km
Nearest town	Tamlūk	15 km

Villages closest to Sitalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitalpur village had a population of 8,807. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Sitalpur village has 4,500 males and 4,307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitalpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Sitalpur is 721632. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitalpur covers 482.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sitalpur falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sitalpur is Nandakumar, about 3.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sitalpur.

Sitalpur is about 15 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitalpur is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nanda Kumar is about 3.0 km away. Nandakumar is about 3.6 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.