Sitarganj

Sitarganj
City
Sitarganj Main Chowk
Sitarganj Location in Uttarakhand, India Show map of Uttarakhand Sitarganj Sitarganj (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 28°56′N79°42′E / 28.93°N 79.70°E / 28.93; 79.70
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Udham Singh Nagar
Elevation	298 m (978 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	148,266
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Native	Tharu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	262405
Telephone code	05948
Vehicle registration	UK 06
Sex ratio	805♂/♀
Website	sitarganj.com

Sitarganj is a city and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Geography

Sitarganj is located at 28°56′N79°42′E / 28.93°N 79.70°E / 28.93; 79.70 . ^[1] It has an average elevation of 298 metres (978 feet).^{[ citation needed ]}

Sitarganj comes under the Terai Agro Climatic zone of Uttarakhand.^{[ citation needed ]}

Coca-Cola plans to set up a bottling plant in Sitarganj in 70 acres of land that will be provided by the Uttarakhand government. ^[2]

Demographics

As of 2021 ^[update] India census, ^[3] Sitarganj Tehsil had a population of 148266 in which 21893 population lives in main city.. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. The SC and ST population is 14.3% and 13.1% respectively. In Sitarganj, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.As of 2021 ^[update] India census, ^[4] Sitarganj has a low proportion of primary and secondary schools than the district aggregate, but still Sitarganj has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: with male literacy of 79%, and female literacy being 66%.

Religions in Sitarganj
Religion			Percent
Hindus			66%
Muslims			33%
Jains			0.7%
Others†			0.3%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sitarganj
2. "Coca Cola to set up plant in Uttarakhand's Sitarganj". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
3. "Census of India 2021: Data from the 2021 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
4. "Census of India 2021: Data from the 2021 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.