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About Sayra Village

Sayra is a small village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 186 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 977.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370627, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sayra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sayra village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Lakhpat
Pincode 370627
Area (hectares) 977.6 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 186
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sayra compares

By the 2011 count Sayra is the 49th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 977.6 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sayra

Sayra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sayra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sayra from other places

Sayra lies about 104 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 60 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sayra
Tehsil headquarters Lakhpat 12 km
Nearest railway station Naliya 60 km
Nearest town Bhuj 99 km
District headquarters Kachchh 104 km

Villages closest to Sayra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhpat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sayra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sayra village had a population of 343. That makes it the 49th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Sayra village has 186 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sayra has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sayra is 370627. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sayra covers 977.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sayra falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sayra is Naliya, about 60 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sayra.

Sayra is about 104 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sayra is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 12 km away. Naliya is about 60 km away. Bhuj is about 99 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atdo (3.6 km), Guneri (4.0 km) and Karanpar (5.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sayra today is likely to be higher.

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