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About Sirs Village

Sirs is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 161 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirs Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirs village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 164.17 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 161
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirs compares

By the 2011 count Sirs is the 87th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 164.17 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sirs

Sirs is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sirs as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sirs from other places

Sirs lies about 35 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 27 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 Sirs
Nearest town Mussoorie 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 15 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 27 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 35 km

Villages closest to Sirs

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirs village had a population of 305. That makes it the 87th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Sirs village has 161 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirs has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sirs is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirs covers 164.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirs falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirs is Dehradun, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sirs.

Sirs 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.

Sirs is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 12 km away. Dhanaulti is about 15 km away. Dehradun is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Airi (under 2 km), Naya Digon (under 2 km) and Purana Digon (under 2 km).

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

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