# Sitgaon Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Sitgaon

Sitgaon is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **692 people in 169 households**, the 156th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 692people (2011)
- 169households
- 26.0%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Sitgaon PIN code and other codes

Sitgaon falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelwa Dangi
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225076

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sitgaon from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Raiganj (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sitgaon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sitgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barsoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balarampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sitgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sitgaon

Of every 100 households in Sitgaon in 2011, 4 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sitgaon · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sitgaon?

■ Sitgaon · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.0%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**960

Working population ****26.0%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.5% for men and 17.3% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (85%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barsoi

- Narwal704 people
- Chaugachhi703 people
- Pokharia698 people
- Dubisubhi696 people
- Chetana687 people
- Machhail685 people
- Damdolia652 people
- Sanjhia652 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sitgaon from Katihar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Sitgaon?692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sitgaon in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sitgaon?26.0% (Census 2011)