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About Sitala Devi Village

Sitala Devi is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 675, made up of 338 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitala Devi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitala Devi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 14.11 hectares
Population 675
Male Population 338
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sitala Devi compares

By the 2011 count Sitala Devi is the 43rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 14.11 hectares work out to about 48 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Sitala Devi

Sitala Devi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sitala Devi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sitala Devi from other places

Sitala Devi lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sitala Devi
Nearest railway station Baijnath Mandir under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 1.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 37 km

Villages closest to Sitala Devi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sitala Devi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitala Devi village had a population of 675. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Sitala Devi village has 338 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitala Devi has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Sitala Devi is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitala Devi covers 14.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 48 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sitala Devi falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sitala Devi is Baijnath Mandir, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sitala Devi.

Sitala Devi is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitala Devi is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Mandir is about under 2 km away. Baijnath is about 1.6 km away. Kangra is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandtehr (under 2 km), Ustehr (under 2 km) and Sunpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sitala Devi today is likely to be higher.

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