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About Sindi Village

Sindi is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 68 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sindi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sindi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 109.34 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 68
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,191
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 Sindi compares

By the 2011 count Sindi is the 213th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 109.34 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Sindi

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

Sindi lies about 53 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 54 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 Sindi
Nearest town Srīnagar 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 12 km
District headquarters Garhwal 53 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 54 km

Villages closest to Sindi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sindi village had a population of 149. That makes it the 213th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Sindi village has 68 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sindi has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Sindi is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sindi covers 109.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sindi falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sindi is Rishikesh, about 54 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 Sindi.

Sindi is about 53 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sindi is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 5.2 km away. Pauri is about 12 km away. Garhwal is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mar Gaon (2.5 km), Bar Kot (2.6 km) and Barkot (2.6 km).

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

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