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About Sayasu Village

Sayasu is a mid sized village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 413 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sayasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sayasu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Shalai
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 379 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 413
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sayasu compares

By the 2011 count Sayasu is the 17th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Sayasu

Sayasu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sayasu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sayasu from other places

Sayasu lies about 30 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 50 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 Sayasu
Tehsil headquarters Shalai 4.1 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 30 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 30 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 50 km

Villages closest to Sayasu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sayasu village had a population of 816. That makes it the 17th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Sayasu village has 413 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sayasu has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Sayasu is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sayasu covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sayasu falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sayasu is Dehradun, about 50 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sayasu.

Sayasu is about 30 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sayasu is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about 4.1 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 30 km away. Sirmaur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kota (under 2 km), Bobri (1.8 km) and Bela (2.0 km).

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

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