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About Saiji Village

Saiji is a mid sized village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 423 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saiji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saiji village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246123
Area (hectares) 180.17 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 423
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saiji compares

By the 2011 count Saiji is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 180.17 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Saiji

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

Saiji lies about 45 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 56 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 Saiji
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 21 km
District headquarters Garhwal 45 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 56 km

Villages closest to Saiji

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 Saiji

As per the Census of India 2011, Saiji village had a population of 897. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Saiji village has 423 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saiji has about 1121 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 Saiji is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saiji covers 180.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saiji falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saiji is Kotdwara, about 56 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 <5 km distance for Saiji.

Saiji is about 45 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saiji is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 21 km away. Garhwal is about 45 km away. Kotdwara is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauri (2.0 km), Dhulet (2.4 km) and Chaproli (2.5 km).

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

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