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About Sirau Village

Sirau is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 25 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,440 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249121
Area (hectares) 9.16 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 25
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,440
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 Sirau compares

By the 2011 count Sirau is the 106th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 9.16 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Sirau

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

Sirau lies about 32 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 14 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 Sirau
Nearest town Rishīkesh 13 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 26 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 32 km

Villages closest to Sirau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirau village had a population of 61. That makes it the 106th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Sirau village has 25 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirau has about 1440 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Sirau is 249121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirau covers 9.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sirau falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirau is Rishikesh, about 14 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 Sirau.

Sirau is about 32 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirau is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 13 km away. Rishikesh is about 14 km away. Jakhnidhar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pulan (2.1 km), Punadu (9.3 km) and Lawaigaon (16 km).

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

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