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About Sitakot Village

Sitakot is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 147 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 219155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 219155
Area (hectares) 27.57 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 147
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sitakot compares

By the 2011 count Sitakot is the 160th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 27.57 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Sitakot

Sitakot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sitakot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sitakot from other places

Sitakot lies about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Sitakot
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 31 km

Villages closest to Sitakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitakot village had a population of 300. That makes it the 160th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Sitakot village has 147 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitakot has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Sitakot is 219155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitakot covers 27.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sitakot falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sitakot is Rishikesh, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sitakot.

Sitakot is about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitakot is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 16 km away. Rishikesh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budkot (under 2 km), Damkot (under 2 km) and Kot (under 2 km).

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

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