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About Sir Sher Village

Sir Sher is a mid sized village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 227 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,419 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sir Sher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sir Sher village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 259.48 hectares
Population 549
Male Population 227
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,419
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 Sir Sher compares

By the 2011 count Sir Sher is the 35th 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 259.48 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Sir Sher

Sir Sher is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sir Sher 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. The nearest villages by name are Sileti, Silgarh, Siloli and Simswara Malla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sir Sher

As per the Census of India 2011, Sir Sher village had a population of 549. That makes it the 35th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Sir Sher village has 227 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sir Sher has about 1419 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

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

Sir Sher covers 259.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sir Sher falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sir Sher notes the nearest railway station 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 Sir Sher.

Sir Sher is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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