Village · Karjat, Ahmadnagar
# Sitpur

Sitpur is a village in Karjat sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,180 people in 258 households, the 74th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.
- 1,180 people (2011)
- 258 households
- 72.8% literacy
- 870 females per 1,000 males

## Sitpur PIN code and other codes

Sitpur falls in Karjat sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Karjat
- Census village code 558537

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sitpur from nearby towns?
- Karjat (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ) 71 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (nearest town) 71 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sitpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sitpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mahijalgaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mirajgaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Karjat
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sitpur known for?

About 87% of the 479 hectares of village land is sown, and 322 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sitpur

Of every 100 households in Sitpur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sitpur · ■ Karjat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 60%
- Toilet within the home 30% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 70%
- Tap water 57% 28%
- Drinking water within premises 54% 32%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 86%
- Use banking services 77% 62%
- Television 34% 32%
- Mobile phone 71% 63%
- Computer with internet 3% 1%
- Two-wheeler 29% 28%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 3%
- None of these assets 14% 20%
- Own their home 94% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sitpur?

■ Sitpur · ■ Karjat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.8% 73.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 870 913
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 680 826
- Working population 61.7% 54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 61.6% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 545 (75%) · ■ Farm labourers 147 (20%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 27 (4%) · ■ Marginal 4 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Karjat
- Mandali 1,307 people
- Chincholi Ramjan 1,231 people
- Waysewadi 1,230 people
- Mhalangi 1,219 people
- Rakshaswadi Kh. 1,178 people
- Jalkewadi 1,172 people
- Taradgaon 1,162 people
- Berdi 1,114 people

All 120 villages in Karjat

## Quick answers
- How far is Sitpur from Ahmadnagar? 71 km by road
- What is the population of Sitpur? 1,180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sitpur in? Ahmadnagar district (Karjat sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sitpur? 72.8% (Census 2011)

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