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- LGD code
- 536647
- Pincode
- 441912
- Post office
- Tumsar
- Population
- 211
- Households
- 48
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Sex ratio
- 954 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 100
- Distance to district centre
- 55 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 747 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 475 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dongri Buzurg · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital Mahkepar · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sitekasa compares
By population, Sitekasa ranks #126 of 148 villages in Tumsar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.6%
−10.1% vs mandal average
- Sitekasa
- 62.6%
- Tumsar mandal
- 72.7%
- Bhandara district
- 75.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
−38 vs mandal average
- Sitekasa
- 954
- Tumsar mandal
- 992
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Sitekasa
- 4.4
- Tumsar mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sitekasa at a glance
Sitekasa is a village of 211 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Tumsar taluka, Bhandara district, Maharashtra, the 126th-largest of 148 villages in Tumsar taluka. Literacy is 63%, 10 points below the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. It lies 55 km from the Bhandara district centre, 20 km from Ashti, the nearest town, 15 km from Dongri Buzurg railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 441912, served by Tumsar post office; the LGD village code is 536647. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Mahkepar, 13 km away. The village votes in Tumsar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Karemore Raju Manikrao. The population is estimated at 249 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sitekasa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Tumsar
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 81.07
- Irrigated area (ha)
- -81.07
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sitekasa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sitekasa
- LGD code
- 536647
- Pincode
- 441912
- Post office
- Tumsar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 211
- Population (projected 2026)
- 249
- Households
- 48
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 954
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Coordinates
- 21.53930°N, 79.54508°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhandara-Gondiya
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tumsar
- Member of Parliament
- Prashant Padole
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Karemore Raju Manikrao
- Block / Mandal
- Tumsar
Getting there
How to reach Sitekasa
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai747 kmcapital
- Hyderabad475 km
- Delhi821 km
- Kolkata916 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDongri Buzurg15 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Mahkepar13 km
- ATM / bankBank of Maharashtra28 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump17 km
- CollegeZ. P. Primary school33 km
- Police stationPolice Station Mauda46 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)