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About Syalinga Village

Syalinga is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 93 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Syalinga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Syalinga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 98.47 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 93
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 Syalinga compares

By the 2011 count Syalinga is the 121st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 98.47 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Syalinga

Syalinga is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Syalinga 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 Syalinga from other places

Syalinga lies about 8.6 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 7.2 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 Syalinga
Nearest town Kotdwāra 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 7.2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 8.6 km

Villages closest to Syalinga

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 Syalinga

As per the Census of India 2011, Syalinga village had a population of 185. That makes it the 121st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Syalinga village has 93 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Syalinga has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

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

Syalinga covers 98.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Syalinga falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Syalinga is Kotdwara, about 7.2 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 Syalinga.

Syalinga is about 8.6 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Syalinga is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about 7.1 km away. Kotdwara is about 7.2 km away. Garhwal is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katal (under 2 km), Katal (under 2 km) and Tachhali (under 2 km).

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

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