Sitarganj
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Sitarganj is a city and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar district in the India
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.there are many good schools i.e.,Shelley School, S.M.Public School, G.S.Convent and many more.

Now it is home to the Integrated Industrial Estate Sitarganj (IIE) being developed by State Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand(SIDCUL).

Geography

Sitarganj is located at 28.93°N 79.70°E. It has an average elevation of 298 metres (978 feet).

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).

Demographics

India census
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, Sitarganj had a population of 21,943. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sitarganj has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 66%. In Sitarganj, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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