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About Sirsu Village

Sirsu is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 27 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 14.03 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 27
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsu compares

By the 2011 count Sirsu is the 216th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 14.03 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 Sirsu

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

Sirsu lies about 2.1 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 13 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 Sirsu
District headquarters Garhwal 2.1 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 13 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 13 km

Villages closest to Sirsu

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 Sirsu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsu village had a population of 63. That makes it the 216th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Sirsu village has 27 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsu has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

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

Sirsu covers 14.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsu falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirsu is Kotdwara, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Sirsu.

Sirsu is about 2.1 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsu is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 2.1 km away. Kotdwāra is about 13 km away. Kotdwara is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur Malla (under 2 km), Fatehpur Talla (under 2 km) and Sunar Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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