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About Shitalpur Village

Shitalpur is a small village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 13 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shitalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shitalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 92.26 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 13
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shitalpur compares

By the 2011 count Shitalpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 92.26 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Shitalpur

Shitalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shitalpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shitalpur from other places

Shitalpur lies about 26 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, about under 2 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 Shitalpur
Nearest railway station Sanjay Gram under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 14 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 24 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 26 km

Villages closest to Shitalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shitalpur village had a population of 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Shitalpur village has 13 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shitalpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Shitalpur is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shitalpur covers 92.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shitalpur falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shitalpur is Sanjay Gram, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shitalpur.

Shitalpur is about 26 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shitalpur is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sanjay Gram is about under 2 km away. Karandighi is about 14 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khempur (1.5 km), Bazitpur (2.5 km) and Minapur (3.6 km).

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

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