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About Sitakundu Village

Sitakundu is one of the larger villages in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,354, made up of 5,856 males and 5,498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743387, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitakundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitakundu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743387
Area (hectares) 429.74 hectares
Population 11,354
Male Population 5,856
Female Population 5,498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sitakundu compares

By the 2011 count Sitakundu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 429.74 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sitakundu

Sitakundu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sitakundu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sitakundu from other places

Sitakundu lies about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Mohan, about 3.0 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 Sitakundu
Nearest railway station Krishna Mohan 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 4.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 22 km

Villages closest to Sitakundu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitakundu village had a population of 11,354. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Sitakundu village has 5,856 males and 5,498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitakundu has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sitakundu is 743387. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitakundu covers 429.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sitakundu falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sitakundu is Krishna Mohan, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sitakundu.

Sitakundu is about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitakundu is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Krishna Mohan is about 3.0 km away. Baruipur is about 4.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudhnai (under 2 km), Bejeorancha (under 2 km) and Chitrasali (under 2 km).

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

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