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About Vir Siran Village

Vir Siran is a mid sized village in Pahalgam tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 608 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares.

Vir Siran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vir Siran village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Pahalgam
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 1,218
Male Population 608
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vir Siran compares

By the 2011 count Vir Siran is the 30th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Vir Siran

Vir Siran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vir Siran as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Vir Siran from other places

Vir Siran lies about 28 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Panzgom, about 26 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 Vir Siran
Tehsil headquarters Pahalgam 7.8 km
Nearest town Bijbehara 24 km
Nearest railway station Panzgom 26 km
District headquarters Anantnag 28 km

Villages closest to Vir Siran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vir Siran village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 30th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Vir Siran village has 608 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vir Siran has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Vir Siran covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vir Siran falls under Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Vir Siran is Panzgom, about 26 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 village for Vir Siran.

Vir Siran is about 28 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vir Siran is in Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district. Pahalgam is about 7.8 km away. Bijbehara is about 24 km away. Panzgom 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 Wahdan (6.0 km), Lehan Dajan (7.6 km) and Amar Wagar (8.6 km).

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

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