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About Siyungat Village

Siyungat is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 78 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,295 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siyungat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siyungat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 77.83 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 78
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,295
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siyungat compares

By the 2011 count Siyungat is the 69th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 77.83 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Siyungat

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

Siyungat lies about under 2 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 41 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 Siyungat
District headquarters Chamba under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 18 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 41 km

Villages closest to Siyungat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siyungat village had a population of 179. That makes it the 69th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Siyungat village has 78 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siyungat has about 1295 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Siyungat is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siyungat covers 77.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siyungat falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Siyungat is Nurpur Road, about 41 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 Siyungat.

Siyungat is about under 2 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siyungat is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about under 2 km away. Dalhousie is about 18 km away. Nurpur Road is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sinharu (under 2 km), Chambi (2.7 km) and Kaphla (4.0 km).

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

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