# Sitalpur Village, Kalyanpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kalyanpur/sitalpur/ Village · Kalyanpur, Purba Champaran # Sitalpur Sitalpur is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,106 people in 2,385 households**, the 3rd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 12,106people (2011) - 2,385households - 49.8%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Sitalpur PIN code and other codes Sitalpur falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSitalpur - Community development blockKalyanpur - Census village code218281 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sitalpur from nearby towns? - Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)43 km by road - Chakia (nearest town)3 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 Sitalpur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sitalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chakia - ○Degree college10+ km · Tajpur Deur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Sitalpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 857 hectares of village land is sown, and 380 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 Sitalpur Of every 100 households in Sitalpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sitalpur · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **2% Toilet within the home ****17%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **81% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****68%** **50% Television ****5%** **8% Mobile phone ****53%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **14% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sitalpur? ■ Sitalpur · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%** **56.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **929 Working population ****33.5%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.8% for men and 37.2% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,049 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 856 (21%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Other work 422 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,696 (42%) 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 Kalyanpur - Gaundra13,348 people - Bans Ghat12,175 people - Birdaban11,833 people - Kaleyanpur11,482 people - Darmaha10,553 people - Raghu Nathpur9,894 people [All 98 villages in Kalyanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kalyanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sitalpur from Motihari?43 km by road - What is the population of Sitalpur?12,106 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sitalpur in?Purba Champaran district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sitalpur?49.8% (Census 2011)