COMPANION

Sita

Photo of Sita

Icon of person Sita

Sita (Sanskrit: सीता; IAST: Sītā), also known as Siya, Janaki and Maithili, is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic Ramayana. Sita is the consort of Rama, the avatar of god Vishnu, and is regarded as an avatar of goddess Lakshmi. She is the chief goddess of the Ramanandi Sampradaya and is the goddess of beauty and devotion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sita has received more than 5,330,093 page views. Her biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Sita is the 76th most popular companion (down from 53rd in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from India (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Indian Companion.

Sita is most famous for being the wife of Lord Rama in the Hindu epic Ramayana.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Sita ranks 76 out of 784. Before her are Poppaea Sabina, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Maria Feodorovna, Sawda bint Zamʿa, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, and Hecuba. After her are Sepp Dietrich, Blanche of Castile, Rabia Bala Hatun, Julia the Elder, Athaliah, and Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain.

Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In India

Among people born in India, Sita ranks 41 out of 1,861. Before her are Brahmagupta (598), Kabir (1440), Sathya Sai Baba (1926), Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895), Rani of Jhansi (1828), and Amir Khusrow (1253). After her are Alauddin Khalji (1266), Bhāskara II (1114), Tulsidas (1532), Amartya Sen (1933), Ghalib (1797), and Tipu Sultan (1750).

Others born in India

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among COMPANIONS In India

Among companions born in India, Sita ranks 1. After her are Mumtaz Mahal (1593), Mariam-uz-Zamani (1542), Mastani (1699), Salima Sultan Begum (1539), Jagat Gosain (1573), Brian Horrocks (1895), and Kashibai (1703).

Indian born Companions

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous