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About Sirana Village

Sirana is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 204 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246440
Area (hectares) 313.78 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 204
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
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 Sirana compares

By the 2011 count Sirana is the 40th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 313.78 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Sirana

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

Sirana lies about 32 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 82 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 Sirana
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 7.2 km
District headquarters Chamoli 32 km
Nearest town Pauri 47 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 82 km

Villages closest to Sirana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirana village had a population of 432. That makes it the 40th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Sirana village has 204 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirana has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Sirana is 246440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirana covers 313.78 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.

Sirana falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirana is Ramnagar, about 82 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 Sirana.

Sirana is about 32 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirana is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 7.2 km away. Chamoli is about 32 km away. Pauri is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malasi (under 2 km), Kheti (2.0 km) and Beri Talli (2.4 km).

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

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