About Sithara Village

Sithara is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 240 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sithara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sithara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176022
Area (hectares)	52.27 hectares
Population	466
Male Population	240
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sithara compares

By the 2011 count Sithara is the 120th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 52.27 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sithara

Sithara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sithara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sithara from other places

Sithara lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 7.6 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 Sithara
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	7.6 km
Nearest town	Mamun	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	41 km

Villages closest to Sithara

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

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Common questions about Sithara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sithara village had a population of 466. That makes it the 120th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Sithara village has 240 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sithara has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sithara is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sithara covers 52.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sithara falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sithara is Nurpur Road, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sithara is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sithara is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 3.5 km away. Nurpur Road is about 7.6 km away. Mamun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.