Sitai, Cooch Behar
Village in West Bengal, India
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Sitai is a village and gram panchayat in the Sitai CD block in the Dinhata subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Sitai | |
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Village | |
  Sitai Location in West Bengal, India  Sitai Sitai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26.051556°N 89.320333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,949 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736167 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03581 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sitai |
| Website | coochbehar |
Geography
5miles
Check-point
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, M: Municipal town
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Sitai is located at 26.051556°N 89.320333°E.
Area overview
The map alongside shows the western part of the district. In Dinhata subdivision 5.98% of the population lives in the urban areas and 94.02% lives in the urban areas. In Mekhliganj subdivision 9.91% of the population lives in the urban areas and 90.09% lives in the rural areas. In Mathabhanga subdivision 3.67% of the population, the lowest in the district, lives in the urban areas and 96.35% lives in the rural areas.[1] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Sagardighi bridge
The Sagardighi Bridge across the Mansai River has been constructed, linking Sitai and Dinhata.[3]
Civic administration
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Sitai had a total population of 4,949. There were 2,538 (51%) males and 2,411 (49%) females. There were 657 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Sitai was 2,468 (57.50% of the population over 6 years).[7]
Healthcare
Sitai Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Sitaihati, is the major government medical facility in the Sitai CD block.[8]
