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About Sitagachhi Village

Sitagachhi is a large village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,208, made up of 1,664 males and 1,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitagachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitagachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743354
Area (hectares) 107.04 hectares
Population 3,208
Male Population 1,664
Female Population 1,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sitagachhi compares

By the 2011 count Sitagachhi is the 11th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 107.04 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sitagachhi

The census records public bus service for Sitagachhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sitagachhi from other places

Sitagachhi lies about 4.5 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 1.6 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 Sitagachhi
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 4.5 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 4.5 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 6.4 km

Villages closest to Sitagachhi

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

Common questions about Sitagachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitagachhi village had a population of 3,208. That makes it the 11th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Sitagachhi village has 1,664 males and 1,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitagachhi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sitagachhi is 743354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitagachhi covers 107.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sitagachhi falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sitagachhi is Mathurapur Road, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sitagachhi.

Sitagachhi is about 4.5 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.

Sitagachhi is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 1.6 km away. Mathurapur I is about 4.5 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Ramnagar (under 2 km), Uttar Shibpur (under 2 km) and Uttar Janardanpur (under 2 km).

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

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