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About Sirsa Village

Sirsa is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 235 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 207.13 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 235
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
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 Sirsa compares

By the 2011 count Sirsa is the 22nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 207.13 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Sirsa

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

Sirsa lies about 20 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 30 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 Sirsa
Nearest town Almora 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 13 km
District headquarters Nainital 20 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 30 km

Villages closest to Sirsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Sirsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsa village had a population of 479. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Sirsa village has 235 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsa has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Sirsa is 263135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsa covers 207.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsa falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirsa is Kathgodam, about 30 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 Sirsa.

Sirsa is about 20 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsa is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Almora is about 10 km away. Kosya Kutauli is about 13 km away. Nainital is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duna (under 2 km), Mangrao (under 2 km) and Chopara (under 2 km).

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

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