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About Sirtola Village

Sirtola is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 231 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirtola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirtola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262555
Area (hectares) 361.6 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 231
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
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 Sirtola compares

By the 2011 count Sirtola is the 26th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 361.6 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Sirtola

Sirtola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sirtola 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 Sirtola from other places

Sirtola lies about 27 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 58 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 Sirtola
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 27 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 27 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 58 km

Villages closest to Sirtola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirtola village had a population of 419. That makes it the 26th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Sirtola village has 231 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirtola has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Sirtola is 262555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirtola covers 361.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirtola falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirtola is Kathgodam, about 58 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 Sirtola.

Sirtola is about 27 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirtola is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 27 km away. Pithoragarh is about 27 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola (under 2 km), Darkot (2.0 km) and Harkot (2.0 km).

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

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