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About Sirai Village

Sirai is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 45 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,489 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246124
Area (hectares) 110.76 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 45
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,489
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirai compares

By the 2011 count Sirai is the 170th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 110.76 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Sirai

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

Sirai lies about 7.8 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 Sirai
District headquarters Garhwal 7.8 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km

Villages closest to Sirai

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 Sirai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirai village had a population of 112. That makes it the 170th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Sirai village has 45 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirai has about 1489 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Sirai is 246124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirai covers 110.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirai falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirai 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sirai.

Sirai is about 7.8 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirai is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 7.8 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 Dundekha (under 2 km), Sainj Malla (under 2 km) and Sainj Talla (under 2 km).

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

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