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About Saim Village

Saim is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 33 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saim village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 26.04 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 33
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saim compares

By the 2011 count Saim is the 159th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 26.04 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Saim

Saim is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saim as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Saim from other places

Saim lies about 7.3 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Saim
District headquarters Garhwal 7.3 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 26 km

Villages closest to Saim

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saim village had a population of 69. That makes it the 159th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Saim village has 33 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saim has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Saim is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saim covers 26.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saim falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saim is Kotdwara, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saim.

Saim is about 7.3 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saim is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 7.3 km away. Kotdwāra is about 17 km away. Kotdwara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meruwa (3.2 km), Kathela (3.5 km) and Dev Kandai Malli (3.6 km).

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

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