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About Syur Village

Syur is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 688 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Syur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Syur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246441
Area (hectares) 220.98 hectares
Population 1,387
Male Population 688
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Syur compares

By the 2011 count Syur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 220.98 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Syur

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

Syur lies about 85 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, 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 Syur
Nearest town Almora 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 17 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 48 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 85 km

Villages closest to Syur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Syur village had a population of 1,387. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Syur village has 688 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Syur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Syur is 246441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Syur covers 220.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Syur falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Syur is Kathgodam, 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 10+ km distance for Syur.

Syur is about 85 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Syur is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Almora is about 15 km away. Jakholi is about 17 km away. Kathgodam 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 Patiyon (5.2 km), Dhan Kurali (6.4 km) and Pala Kurali (6.4 km).

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

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