# Sitasal Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Sitasal

Sitasal is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814119**. The 2011 Census counted **1,040 people in 228 households**, the 28th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 1,040people (2011)
- 228households
- 58.7%literacy
- 814119PIN code

## Sitasal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sitasal is 814119.** Sitasal falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814119
- Gram panchayatGandrakpur
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370819

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

## How far is Sitasal from nearby towns?

- Dumka (district HQ)44 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)44 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 Sitasal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sitasal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 h winter

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 Sitasal known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 40% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Sitasal

Of every 100 households in Sitasal in 2011, 25 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sitasal · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****69%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sitasal?

■ Sitasal · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**968

Working population ****56.0%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 48.3% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (21%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 362 (62%)

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 Shikaripara

- Saharpur1,104 people
- Langopahari1,094 people
- Banspahari1,069 people
- Kuspahari1,049 people
- Barmesia1,028 people
- Hathbari1,023 people
- Ranga1,017 people
- Mahulpahari968 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sitasal?814119
- How far is Sitasal from Dumka?44 km by road
- What is the population of Sitasal?1,040 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sitasal in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sitasal?58.7% (Census 2011)