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About Sailani Village

Sailani is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 48 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,229 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sailani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sailani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 36.45 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 48
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,229
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 Sailani compares

By the 2011 count Sailani is the 177th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 36.45 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 1139.

Getting to Sailani

Sailani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sailani 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 Sailani from other places

Sailani lies about 29 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 18 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 Sailani
Nearest town Rishīkesh 17 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 18 km
District headquarters Garhwal 29 km

Villages closest to Sailani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sailani village had a population of 107. That makes it the 177th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Sailani village has 48 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sailani has about 1229 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Sailani is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sailani covers 36.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sailani falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sailani is Rishikesh, about 18 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 Sailani.

Sailani is about 29 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sailani is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 17 km away. Rishikesh is about 18 km away. Garhwal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aeta (Atta) (4.7 km), Bareth (5.3 km) and Bankandi (9.6 km).

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

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