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About Siri Village

Siri is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 116 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,362 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 94.94 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 116
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,362
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siri compares

By the 2011 count Siri is the 44th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 94.94 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Siri

Siri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Siri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Siri from other places

Siri lies about 27 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Siri
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 20 km
District headquarters Chamoli 27 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 59 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 90 km

Villages closest to Siri

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.

Common questions about Siri

As per the Census of India 2011, Siri village had a population of 274. That makes it the 44th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Siri village has 116 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siri has about 1362 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

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

Siri covers 94.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siri falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Siri is Ramnagar, about 90 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Siri.

Siri is about 27 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siri is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 20 km away. Chamoli is about 27 km away. Srīnagar is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raing Gaon (under 2 km), Mauna (4.8 km) and Bainoli (5.9 km).

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

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