About Saij Village

Saij is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 100 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saij Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saij village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Karnaprayag
Pincode	246446
Area (hectares)	26.22 hectares
Population	209
Male Population	100
Female Population	109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,090
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saij compares

By the 2011 count Saij is the 60th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 26.22 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Saij

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

Saij lies about 21 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 94 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 Saij
Tehsil headquarters	Karnaprayag	13 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	21 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	54 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	94 km

Villages closest to Saij

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

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Common questions about Saij

As per the Census of India 2011, Saij village had a population of 209. That makes it the 60th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Saij village has 100 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saij has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Saij is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saij covers 26.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saij falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saij is Ramnagar, about 94 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 village for Saij.

Saij is about 21 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saij is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 13 km away. Chamoli is about 21 km away. Srīnagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.