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About Sibana Village

Sibana is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 24 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sibana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sibana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 312.79 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 24
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sibana compares

By the 2011 count Sibana is the 238th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 312.79 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Sibana

Sibana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sibana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sibana from other places

Sibana lies about 42 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 36 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 Sibana
Nearest town Almora 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 29 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 36 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 42 km

Villages closest to Sibana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sibana village had a population of 49. That makes it the 238th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Sibana village has 24 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sibana has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Sibana is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sibana covers 312.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sibana falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sibana is Kathgodam, about 36 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sibana.

Sibana is about 42 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sibana is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 14 km away. Gangolihat is about 29 km away. Kathgodam is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banari (under 2 km), Kandara (2.5 km) and Punauli (3.1 km).

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

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