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About Sayla Village

Sayla is one of the larger villages in Sayla tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,169, made up of 8,370 males and 7,799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6523 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sayla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sayla village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Sayla
Pincode 363430
Area (hectares) 6523 hectares
Population 16,169
Male Population 8,370
Female Population 7,799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sayla compares

By the 2011 count Sayla is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 6523 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sayla

Sayla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sayla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sayla from other places

Sayla lies about 26 km from Surendranagar, and the nearest railway station is Muli road, about 15 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 Sayla
Nearest railway station Muli road 15 km
District headquarters Surendranagar 26 km

Villages closest to Sayla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sayla village had a population of 16,169. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Sayla village has 8,370 males and 7,799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sayla has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sayla is 363430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sayla covers 6523 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sayla falls under Sayla tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sayla is Muli road, about 15 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 village for Sayla.

Sayla is about 26 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sayla is in Sayla tehsil of Surendranagar district. Muli road is about 15 km away. Surendranagar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nava Sudamda (11 km), Sudamda (11 km) and Doliya (12 km).

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

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