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About Siau Village

Siau is a mid sized village in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 360 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siau village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil SAS Nagar
Pincode 140306
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 360
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Siau compares

By the 2011 count Siau is the 60th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Siau

Siau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Siau 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Siau from other places

Siau lies about 6.5 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 4.7 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 Siau
Nearest railway station Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali) 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters SAS Nagar 6.5 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 6.5 km
Nearest town Mohali 6.5 km

Villages closest to Siau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in SAS Nagar 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 Siau

As per the Census of India 2011, Siau village had a population of 650. That makes it the 60th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Siau village has 360 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siau has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Siau is 140306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siau covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siau falls under SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Siau is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Siau.

Siau is about 6.5 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siau is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali) is about 4.7 km away. SAS Nagar is about 6.5 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matran (under 2 km), Bari (under 2 km) and Kurari (2.2 km).

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

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