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About Siku Village

Siku is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 209 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siku village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246165
Area (hectares) 435.42 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 209
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siku compares

By the 2011 count Siku is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 435.42 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Siku

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

Siku lies about 38 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 48 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 Siku
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 10 km
District headquarters Garhwal 38 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 48 km

Villages closest to Siku

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 Siku

As per the Census of India 2011, Siku village had a population of 448. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Siku village has 209 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siku has about 1144 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 Siku is 246165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siku covers 435.42 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.

Siku falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Siku is Kotdwara, about 48 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 Siku.

Siku is about 38 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siku is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 10 km away. Garhwal is about 38 km away. Kotdwara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naogaon Malla (under 2 km), Nau Gaon Malla (under 2 km) and Naugaon Talla (under 2 km).

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

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