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About Syalsi Village

Syalsi is a mid sized village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 330 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Syalsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Syalsi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 84.23 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 330
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Syalsi compares

By the 2011 count Syalsi is the 24th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 84.23 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Syalsi

Syalsi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Syalsi 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 Syalsi from other places

Syalsi lies about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 25 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 Syalsi
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 6.3 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 14 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 25 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 27 km

Villages closest to Syalsi

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 Syalsi

As per the Census of India 2011, Syalsi village had a population of 618. That makes it the 24th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Syalsi village has 330 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Syalsi has about 873 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 Syalsi is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Syalsi covers 84.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Syalsi is Dehradun, about 25 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 Syalsi.

Syalsi is about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Syalsi is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 6.3 km away. Mussoorie is about 14 km away. Dehradun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangala (under 2 km), Goran (under 2 km) and Bhaim (under 2 km).

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

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