Sitarganj

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

Sitarganj
City
Sitarganj Main Chowk
Sitarganj Location in Uttarakhand, India Show map of Uttarakhand Sitarganj Sitarganj (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 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, Kumaoni
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	262405
Telephone code	05948
Vehicle registration	UK 06
Sex ratio	805♂/♀
Website	sitarganj.com

Geography

Sitarganj is located at 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%).