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About Shitalgaon Village

Shitalgaon is one of the larger villages in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,126, made up of 3,221 males and 2,905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shitalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shitalgaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 525.69 hectares
Population 6,126
Male Population 3,221
Female Population 2,905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shitalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shitalgaon is the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 525.69 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Shitalgaon

Shitalgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shitalgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Purbba Jibhakata, Rahugachh, Rajabhim and Ramkrishnapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shitalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Shitalgaon village had a population of 6,126. That makes it the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Shitalgaon village has 3,221 males and 2,905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shitalgaon has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Shitalgaon is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shitalgaon covers 525.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shitalgaon falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shitalgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shitalgaon.

Shitalgaon is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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