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About Sarakyana Village

Sarakyana is a mid sized village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 236 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,233 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarakyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarakyana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 166.65 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 236
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,233
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 Sarakyana compares

By the 2011 count Sarakyana is the 36th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 166.65 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Sarakyana

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

Sarakyana lies about 35 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 60 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 Sarakyana
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 35 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 35 km
Nearest town Tehri 35 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 60 km

Villages closest to Sarakyana

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 Sarakyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarakyana village had a population of 527. That makes it the 36th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Sarakyana village has 236 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarakyana has about 1233 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1228.

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

Sarakyana covers 166.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarakyana is Dehradun, about 60 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 Sarakyana.

Sarakyana is about 35 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarakyana is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 35 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 35 km away. Tehri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dansara (under 2 km), Palethi (1.8 km) and Rayal Gaon (4.5 km).

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

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