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About Siyara Village

Siyara is a mid sized village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 268 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siyara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bani
Pincode 184206
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 268
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siyara compares

By the 2011 count Siyara is the 29th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Siyara

Siyara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Siyara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Siyara from other places

Siyara lies about 40 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 34 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 Siyara
Tehsil headquarters Bani 28 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 34 km
District headquarters Kathua 40 km

Villages closest to Siyara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siyara village had a population of 521. That makes it the 29th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Siyara village has 268 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siyara has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Siyara is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siyara covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Siyara falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Siyara is Budhi, about 34 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Siyara.

Siyara is about 40 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siyara is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 28 km away. Budhi is about 34 km away. Kathua is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjal (2.8 km), Surjan (3.7 km) and Daulka (6.8 km).

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

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