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About Syura Village

Syura is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 72 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,542 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Syura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Syura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249125
Area (hectares) 36.49 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 72
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,542
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 Syura compares

By the 2011 count Syura is the 206th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 36.49 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Syura

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

Syura lies about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 12 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 Syura
Nearest town Rishīkesh 12 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 12 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 34 km

Villages closest to Syura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Syura village had a population of 183. That makes it the 206th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Syura village has 72 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Syura has about 1542 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Syura is 249125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Syura covers 36.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Syura falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Syura is Rishikesh, about 12 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 Syura.

Syura is about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Syura is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 12 km away. Rishikesh is about 12 km away. Tehri Garhwal 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 Syuri (under 2 km), Agar (1.9 km) and Sarpoli (2.8 km).

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

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