Skip to main content

About Seel Village

Seel is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 54 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seel village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 19.63 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 54
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Seel compares

By the 2011 count Seel is the 214th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 19.63 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 1228.

Getting to Seel

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

Seel lies about 22 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 44 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 Seel
Nearest town Srīnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 22 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 22 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 44 km

Villages closest to Seel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Seel village had a population of 110. That makes it the 214th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Seel village has 54 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seel has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Seel is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seel covers 19.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Seel falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Seel is Rishikesh, about 44 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 Seel.

Seel is about 22 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seel is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 13 km away. Devprayag is about 22 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takoli (under 2 km), Maikhandi (1.8 km) and Talyamandal (1.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.