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About Siyalna Village

Siyalna is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,077, made up of 1,093 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siyalna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siyalna village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184203
Area (hectares) 696 hectares
Population 2,077
Male Population 1,093
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Siyalna compares

By the 2011 count Siyalna is the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 696 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 894.

Getting to Siyalna

Siyalna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Siyalna 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 Siyalna from other places

Siyalna lies about 28 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 19 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 Siyalna
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 14 km
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 19 km
District headquarters Kathua 28 km

Villages closest to Siyalna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siyalna village had a population of 2,077. That makes it the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Siyalna village has 1,093 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siyalna has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Siyalna is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siyalna covers 696 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siyalna falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Siyalna is Chhan Arorian, about 19 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 Siyalna.

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

Siyalna is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 14 km away. Chhan Arorian is about 19 km away. Kathua is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Derli (1.7 km), Barotta (3.1 km) and Ucha Pind (3.9 km).

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

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