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About Sira Village

Sira is a large village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,102, made up of 1,634 males and 1,468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1551.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sira village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182122
Area (hectares) 1551.2 hectares
Population 3,102
Male Population 1,634
Female Population 1,468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sira compares

By the 2011 count Sira is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 1551.2 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sira

Sira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sira as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sira from other places

Sira lies about 18 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 3.8 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 Sira
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 3.8 km
District headquarters Udhampur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 33 km

Villages closest to Sira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sira village had a population of 3,102. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Sira village has 1,634 males and 1,468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sira has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sira is 182122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sira covers 1551.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sira falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sira is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance for Sira.

Sira is about 18 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sira is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 3.8 km away. Udhampur is about 18 km away. Chenani is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghumarli (4.3 km), Mandar Dusala (5.3 km) and Patan Garh (23 km).

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

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