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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANSUYA MAHATO
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- LGD code
- 331164
- Pincode
- 723201
- Post office
- Garjaipur
- Population
- 310
- Households
- 58
- Literacy rate
- 50%
- Sex ratio
- 867 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 88
Census 2011 · in context
How Sitarampur compares
By population, Sitarampur ranks #83 of 96 villages in Arsha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.0%
+4.5% vs mandal average
- Sitarampur
- 50.0%
- Arsha mandal
- 45.5%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
867
−107 vs mandal average
- Sitarampur
- 867
- Arsha mandal
- 974
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Sitarampur
- 5.3
- Arsha mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sitarampur at a glance
Sitarampur is a village of 310 people in 58 households (Census 2011) in Arsha block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 83rd-largest of 96 villages in Arsha block. Literacy is 50%, 5 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 867 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723201, served by Garjaipur post office; the LGD village code is 331164. The sarpanch is ANSUYA MAHATO, and the village votes in Balarampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jaladhar Mahato. The population is estimated at 365 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sitarampur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 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
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 122.22
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 51.57
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sitarampur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sitarampur
- LGD code
- 331164
- Pincode
- 723201
- Post office
- Garjaipur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 310
- Population (projected 2026)
- 365
- Households
- 58
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 867
- Literacy rate
- 50.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Balarampur
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jaladhar Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANSUYA MAHATO
- Block / Mandal
- Arsha
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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