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About Suri Village

Suri is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 128 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 64.21 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 128
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Suri compares

By the 2011 count Suri is the 68th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 64.21 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Suri

Suri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Suri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Suri from other places

Suri lies about 28 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 47 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 Suri
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 28 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 28 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 47 km

Villages closest to Suri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suri village had a population of 250. That makes it the 68th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Suri village has 128 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suri has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Suri is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suri covers 64.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suri falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Suri is Harrawala, about 47 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Suri.

Suri is about 28 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suri is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 11 km away. Chiniyalisaur is about 28 km away. Uttarkashi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramoli (5.4 km), Bhald Gaon (7.6 km) and Jogat Talla (9.4 km).

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

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