Sitarganj

Last updated

Sitarganj
City
Sitarganj Main Chowk.jpg
Sitarganj Main Chowk
India Uttarakhand location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Sitarganj
Location in Uttarakhand, India
India location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Sitarganj
Sitarganj (India)
Coordinates: 28°56′N79°42′E / 28.93°N 79.70°E / 28.93; 79.70
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
148,266
Languages
  Official Hindi, Kumaoni
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
262405
Telephone code05948
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. Now it is home to the Integrated Industrial Estate Sitarganj (IIE) being developed by State Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (SIDCUL). [1]

Contents

Geography

Sitarganj is located at 28°56′N79°42′E / 28.93°N 79.70°E / 28.93; 79.70 . [2] It has an average elevation of 298 metres (978 feet). The city is located between three major water reservoirs naming:- Baigul Fish Reservoir, Dhora Reservoir and Nanak Sagar Reservoir which are used mainly for fisheries.

Baigul or Sukhi is a small tributary originating from the foothills of Kumaon Himalayas which was harnessed in 1967 for irrigation and flood control purpose. Baigul has an area of 2695 ha with an elevation of 211 m from the sea-level. The drainage area of 305 km2 is fed from southwest monsoon and local catchment of wooded forest. The Plankton species in Baigul is rich comprising 17 genera of green algae, 4 genera of blue-green algae, 10 genera of desmids and 14 genera of diatoms.

Nanak Sagar Dam has been constructed on river Saryu or deoha at Nanak Matta forming Nanak Sagar which adds up to the beauty of Nanakmatta which is a nearby town to sitarganj. Length of the Dam is 19700 m and Volume of the dam is 3833 * 10³ m3. Irrigation potential of This dam is 39200 hectares, built with an estimated cost of Rs. 36.3 million.

Dhora Dam is located near dineshpur constructed on river dhora, Length of the Dam is 9700 m and Volume of the dam is 50.700 * 10³ m3. Irrigation potential of This dam is 14600 hectares, built with an estimated cost of Rs. 11.1 million.

Sitarganj comes under the Terai Agro Climatic zone of Uttarakhand. Its regional connectivity (50 – 100 km) to major towns and cities: Rudrapur, Haldwani, Bareilly, Moradabad, Rampur, Kashipur and across states (300 – 500 km) to Uttar Pradesh, Delhi.

It is near to Nainital (a hill station) and Indo-Nepalese border. Sitarganj is closer to Nanak Matta gurudwara temple which is a famous shrine and big nanak sagar dam(12 km from Sitarganj).

Coca-Cola will set up a bottling plant in Sitarganj in 70 acres of land that will be provided by the Uttarakhand government. [3]

Demographics

As of 2021 India census, [4] 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 India census, [5] 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
ReligionPercent
Hindus
66%
Muslims
33%
Jains
0.7%
Others†
0.3%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Major markets

Ramleela Ground

Meena Bazaar

Related Research Articles

Charkhari is a city in Mahoba district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. This is the Kashmir of Bundelkhand. It was the capital of the Charkhari concession. There are lakes named Vijay Sagar, Malkhan Sagar, Vanshi Sagar, Jai Sagar, Ratan Sagar and Kothi Tal. There are 108 temples of Krishna giving the nature and beauty of Vraj to Charkhari city. In which Gopal Bihari temple of Sudamapuri, Guman Bihari of Ryanpur, temple of Mangalgarh, Bakht Bihari, temple of Banke Bihari and cave of Madavya Rishi are there. It is also the headquarters of Charkhari Tehsil and the name of Legislative Assembly seat is also Charkhari. Legislative Assembly constituency.

Mauranipur is a town and a municipal board in Jhansi district state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the Jhansi District. It is the largest tehsils in India by land area. This town was known for textile production, known in ancient times as Madhupuri. Because of its high density of temples, it is known by some locals as Mini-Ayoddhya. Jalvihar Mela and Viman Yatra are the most famous events in Mauranipur. The Kedareshwar temple and the Saprar Dam are located near Mauranipur.

Chhata is a small city and a nagar panchayat in Mathura district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Earlier this city was known as Chhatravan.

Dehra Gopipur is a town, a Municipal Council, and a Tehsil in Kangra district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. The River Beas divides the town into Dera & Gopipur. The town of Dehra is as recent as mid-15th century when foreign invaders used this place as a dera (camp) for their expedition to hill states. British made the evolving town as the tehsil in year 1868. The official name of the town during British Raj was Dera.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dineshpur</span> Town in Uttarakhand, India

Dineshpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Udham Singh Nagar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.

Jugial is a census town in Pathankot district in the Indian state of Punjab India

Kherdi is a census town in Ratnagiri in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It has Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kichha</span> City in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India

Kichha is oldest tehseel of Udham Singh Nagar district. It is older than Rudrapur city. It has its own municipal board, located in Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand, India.

Makronia is a municipality in Sagar district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Its part of Sagar Urban Agglomeration.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nandaprayag</span> Town in Uttarakhand, India

Nandaprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nandaprayag is one of the Panch Prayag of Alaknanda River and lies at the confluence of the Alaknanda River and Nandakini River. Nandaprayag was once the capital of the Yadu kingdom.

Pipri is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rawatbhata</span> City in Rajasthan, India

Rawatbhata is a city, Tehsil, Sub District and Nagar Palika in Chittorgarh District, Rajasthan, India. Rawatbhata is a Proposed District, It is 131 km from Chittorgarh city, 50 km from the nearest city, Kota. The city has eight nuclear reactors, a nuclear fuel complex and a heavy water plant. Rawatbhata also has the biggest dam of Rajasthan, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam, which is built on the Chambal River. The dam is equipped with a 172 MW hydroelectric power station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rudrapur, Uttarakhand</span> City in Uttarakhand, India

Rudrapur is a city that serves as the headquarters of the Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Located at a distance of about 250 km (160 mi) northeast of New Delhi and 250 km (160 mi) south of Dehradun, Rudrapur is located in the fertile Terai plains in the southern part of Kumaon division over an area of 27.65 km2. With a population of 140,857 according to the 2011 census of India, it is the 5th most populous city of Uttarakhand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shaktigarh, Uttarakhand</span> Town in Uttarakhand, India

Shaktifarm is a town and a nagar panchayat in Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Shaktifarm is the centre of many villages around here.

Udaipurwati is a town and a municipality in Jhunjhunu District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Sikar is the nearest city near Udaipurwati. Udaipurwati (उदयपुरवाटी) is a town and tahsil in the Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. It is also Sub Division and Tehsil of Jhunjhunu District. However it is proposed to be attached with newly formed district Neem Ka Thana, which is formed from parts of Sikar and Jhunjhunu districts. Its ancient name, mentioned in Harsha Inscription 961 AD (L-39), was Udarbhatika (उदर्भटिका).

Uniara is a town and a municipality in Tonk district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a tehsil of the Tonk district.

Virbhadra is a town in Dehradun district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, located close to the pilgrimage town of Rishikesh. It is most known as the factory township of Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited, Rishikesh plant (IDPL), a Government of India undertaking, established in 1967, with about 2800 houses, with Government Inter College and a Kendriya Vidyalaya, established in 1976 with support from IDPL administration but get closed in 2000, again reestablished by initiative of centre government in same campus in 2003 The town also has a historical Virbhadra Temple, Neem Karoli Baba Ashram and a Hanuman Mandir. Very near to the town is the Pashulok Barrage which acts as a water reservoir for the Chilla Hydro power plant. The motorable road to the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple passes along the top of the dam.A book on IDPL township titled "Township ke Din" was written by writer Dr Harish Yadav which depicts the life of IDPL Virbhadra Township.

Chamba is a town and a hill station, nearby New Tehri City in Tehri Garhwal district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is situated at a junction of roads connecting Mussoorie and Rishikesh with the Tehri Dam reservoir and New Tehri. The town is about 50 km from Mussoorie and also near Dhanaulti, Surkanda Devi Temple, Ranichauri, New Tehri, and Kanatal, tipri halfway between Chamba and Dhanaulti.Chamba is situated at an altitude of 1600m above sea level. One can reach Chamba in about 7-8 hrs from Delhi via Haridwar, Rishikesh and Narendranagar (290 km).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Upper Wardha Dam</span> Dam in Maharashtra, India

The Upper Wardha Dam is an earthfill straight gravity dam across the Wardha River, a tributary of the Godavari River, near Simbhora village in Morshi taluk in Amravati district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The dam provides multipurpose benefits of irrigation, drinking water supply, flood control and hydropower generation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nanakmatta</span> Town in Uttarakhand, India

Nanakmatta is a historical town named after the Sikh pilgrimage site, Gurdwara Nanak Mata Sahib, also known as Gurdwara Nanakmatta Sahib, in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Sikh tradition records that the site was once called Gorakhmata, a centre of Siddh-jogis named after the founder of their order, Gorakhnath, at the distance of 30 miles from Reetha sahib. In the Siddh-Gost in Guru Granth Sahib, the story of Guru Nanak ji on his first udasi is told, wherein he had a long discourse with siddhas on matters of religion and metaphysics. Tradition says that the place was renamed Nanakmatta to perpetuate the memory of Guru's visit. The town is associated with Guru Nanak Dev and Guru Hargobind.

References

  1. Industrial Estate Archived 24 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine www.uttaranchalonline.
  2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sitarganj
  3. "Coca Cola to set up plant in Uttarakhand's Sitarganj". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  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.
  5. "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.